#ECB6CD
Bubblegum · light warm pink
About #ECB6CD
#ECB6CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.5); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6ECD5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECB6CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECB6CD
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How #ECB6CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECB6CD?
#ECB6CD is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 71% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECB6CD?
Use black text. Black on #ECB6CD has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECB6CD?
Its complementary colour is #B6ECD5, and analogous partners are #ECB6E8 and #ECBAB6.