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#FFECEB Color

#FFECEB is rgb(255, 236, 235) in RGB, hsl(3, 100%, 96%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFECEB
HEX#FFECEB
RGBrgb(255, 236, 235)
HSLhsl(3, 100%, 96%)
HSVhsv(3, 8%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.8% 0.021 21.2)
LABlab(94.92% 6.53 2.93)
LCHlch(94.92% 7.16 24.18)

What #FFECEB 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 #FFECEB, 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.

#FFECEB Channel Values

How #FFECEB 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 255 · G 236 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 100% · L 96%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 8% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 8% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFECEB 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFECEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFECEB; 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 #FFECEB

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 #FFECEB.

How #FFECEB 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#FFECEB
Protanopia#EFEFEB
Protanomaly#F6EEEB
Deuteranopia#F3F3EA
Deuteranomaly#F8F0EB
Tritanopia#FFECEC
Tritanomaly#FFECEC
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFECEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffeceb: #FFECEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFECEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffeceb': '#FFECEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.925, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_ffeceb">#FFECEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFECEB"

More Red Colors

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

#FFECEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFECEB?

#FFECEB is a lightest red — rgb(255, 236, 235) in RGB and hsl(3, 100%, 96%) 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 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #FFECEB?

#FFECEB is rgb(255, 236, 235) — red 255, green 236, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFECEB?

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

Should text on #FFECEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFECEB scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFECEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFECEB 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 lavenderblush (#FFF0F5) at a CIE76 distance of 3.7, which is very hard to tell apart.

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