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#ECD8D4 Color

#ECD8D4 is rgb(236, 216, 212) in RGB, hsl(10, 39%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD8D4
HEX#ECD8D4
RGBrgb(236, 216, 212)
HSLhsl(10, 39%, 88%)
HSVhsv(10, 10%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.023 31.1)
LABlab(87.91% 6.64 4.61)
LCHlch(87.91% 8.09 34.76)

What #ECD8D4 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 #ECD8D4, 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.

#ECD8D4 Channel Values

How #ECD8D4 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 216 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 39% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 10% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 10% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD8D4 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECD8D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECD8D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD8D4; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECD8D4

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 #ECD8D4.

How #ECD8D4 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#ECD8D4
Protanopia#DCDCD4
Protanomaly#E2DAD4
Deuteranopia#DFDFD3
Deuteranomaly#E4DCD4
Tritanopia#ECD8D8
Tritanomaly#ECD8D6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD8D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd8d4: #ECD8D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD8D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd8d4': '#ECD8D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.847, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd8d4">#ECD8D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD8D4"

More Red Colors

#ECD8D4 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD8D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD8D4?

#ECD8D4 is a lightest red — rgb(236, 216, 212) in RGB and hsl(10, 39%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.12.

What is the RGB value of #ECD8D4?

#ECD8D4 is rgb(236, 216, 212) — red 236, green 216, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD8D4?

#ECD8D4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD8D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD8D4 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD8D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD8D4 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 mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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