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#ECB7CC

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECB7CC

#ECB7CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Bubblegum (ΔE 7.7); Pink comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B7ECD7 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ECB7CC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green183
Blue204

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 7.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 7.8
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ECB7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CC.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CC.
12.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4B5BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB7CC?

#ECB7CC is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 72% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB7CC?

Use black text. Black on #ECB7CC has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB7CC?

Its complementary colour is #B7ECD7, and analogous partners are #ECB7E7 and #ECBCB7.