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#ECC5CF Color

#ECC5CF is rgb(236, 197, 207) in RGB, hsl(345, 51%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECC5CF
HEX#ECC5CF
RGBrgb(236, 197, 207)
HSLhsl(345, 51%, 85%)
HSVhsv(345, 17%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.046 0.9)
LABlab(83.16% 15.44 0.44)
LCHlch(83.16% 15.45 1.65)

What #ECC5CF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECC5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#ECC5CF Channel Values

How #ECC5CF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 197 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 51% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 17% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 12% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECC5CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECC5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECC5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECC5CF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECC5CF.

How #ECC5CF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECC5CF
Protanopia#CCCCCF
Protanomaly#DAC9CF
Deuteranopia#D3D3CE
Deuteranomaly#DDCECE
Tritanopia#EBC6C6
Tritanomaly#EBC6CA
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECC5CF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ecc5cf: #ECC5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECC5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecc5cf': '#ECC5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.773, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ecc5cf">#ECC5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECC5CF"

More Red Colors

#ECC5CF sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECC5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECC5CF?

#ECC5CF is a lightest red — rgb(236, 197, 207) in RGB and hsl(345, 51%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Queen Pink (#E8CCD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.73.

What is the RGB value of #ECC5CF?

#ECC5CF is rgb(236, 197, 207) — red 236, green 197, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECC5CF?

#ECC5CF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECC5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECC5CF scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECC5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECC5CF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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