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#ECC6CA Color

#ECC6CA is rgb(236, 198, 202) in RGB, hsl(354, 50%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECC6CA
HEX#ECC6CA
RGBrgb(236, 198, 202)
HSLhsl(354, 50%, 85%)
HSVhsv(354, 16%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.043 10.9)
LABlab(83.30% 14.35 3.29)
LCHlch(83.30% 14.72 12.92)

What #ECC6CA 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 #ECC6CA, 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.

#ECC6CA Channel Values

How #ECC6CA 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 198 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 50% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 16% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECC6CA 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 text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECC6CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECC6CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECC6CA

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 #ECC6CA.

How #ECC6CA 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#ECC6CA
Protanopia#CDCDCA
Protanomaly#DACACA
Deuteranopia#D4D4C9
Deuteranomaly#DECEC9
Tritanopia#ECC7C7
Tritanomaly#ECC6C8
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECC6CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecc6ca: #ECC6CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECC6CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecc6ca': '#ECC6CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.776, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ecc6ca">#ECC6CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECC6CA"

More Red Colors

#ECC6CA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECC6CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECC6CA?

#ECC6CA is a lightest red — rgb(236, 198, 202) in RGB and hsl(354, 50%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Pink (#ECCFCF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #ECC6CA?

#ECC6CA is rgb(236, 198, 202) — red 236, green 198, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECC6CA?

#ECC6CA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECC6CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECC6CA scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECC6CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECC6CA 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 10.11, which is visibly different.

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