#ECC2CF

sRGB: 236 / 194 / 207

Infinite horizons pierce eternal darkness
Majestic waterfalls tremble in empty gardens
Boundless spirits echo beyond eternity

#ECC2CF belongs to the rose family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 236 red, 194 green and 207 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 341.4° lands in the rose region. Its 52.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 84.3% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (13.18:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 236, 194, 207
HSL: 341.43°, 52.50%, 84.31%
HSV / HSB: 341.43°, 17.80%, 92.55%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 17.80%, 12.29%, 7.45%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 65.144, 60.923, 67.361
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 82.337, 16.975, -0.859
WCAG relative luminance: 0.60921
24-bit decimal: 15516367

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #ECC2CF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 13.18:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.59:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#C2ECDF sits half a turn (180°) from #ECC2CF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#ECC2CF #C2ECDF

Analogous

#ECC2E4 and #ECCAC2 sit 30° to either side of #ECC2CF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#ECC2E4 #ECC2CF #ECCAC2

Triadic

#ECC2CF, #CFECC2 and #C2CFEC are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#ECC2CF #CFECC2 #C2CFEC

Split complementary

Start at #ECC2CF and look across the wheel. #C2ECCA and #C2E4EC sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#ECC2CF #C2ECCA #C2E4EC

Square

Starting with #ECC2CF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #E4ECC2, #C2ECDF, then #CAC2EC. Across the square, #ECC2CF pairs with #C2ECDF, and #E4ECC2 with #CAC2EC.

#ECC2CF #E4ECC2 #C2ECDF #CAC2EC

Tetradic

#ECC2CF and #C2ECDF are opposites, as are #ECDFC2 and #C2CFEC. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#ECC2CF #ECDFC2 #C2ECDF #C2CFEC

Tints

Mixing #ECC2CF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #F0CED9, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF3F5, the mixture is 80% white.

#ECC2CF #F0CED9 #F4DAE2 #F7E7EC #FBF3F5 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #ECC2CF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BD9BA6, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F2729, the mixture is 80% black.

#ECC2CF #BD9BA6 #8E747C #5E4E53 #2F2729 #000000

Tones

Mixing #ECC2CF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D6B5BF, keeps 80% of the original. By #968D90, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#ECC2CF #D6B5BF #C1A8AF #AB9AA0 #968D90 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#ECC2CF

RGB

rgb(236 194 207)

HSL

hsl(341.429 52.500% 84.314%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #ECC2CF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#ECC2CF uses 236 red, 194 green and 207 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.5%

Green 76.1%

Blue 81.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #ECC2CF is 0.0% cyan, 17.8% magenta, 12.3% yellow and 7.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 17.8%

Yellow 12.3%

Black 7.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEBBCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EBC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #ECC2CF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEBBCC Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#ECC2CF #E5C9D2 #DED0D4 #D7D7D7 #D0DEDA #C9E5DC #C2ECDF

Color vision previews

Compare how #ECC2CF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C6C9CF

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#D0CFCE

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F3C0C6

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D5C7CF

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#D8CBCE

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#ECC2CC

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CDCDCD

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#DDC7CE

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.83880 G 0.53948 B 0.62396

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.89911 G 0.76701 B 0.81035

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.78566 G 0.54942 B 0.62151

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.337 y 0.315 Y 60.923

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.451 M % 23.922 Y % 18.824

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101100 11000010 11001111