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#ECB7CD

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECB7CD

With the hex code #ECB7CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 72% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Bubblegum — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Pink. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7ECD6, a pale mint shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green183
Blue205

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.1
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.2
Light Pink
#FFB6C1 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #ECB7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CD.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CD.
12.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCC0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4B6BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB7CD?

With the hex code #ECB7CD, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 72% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB7CD?

Use black text. Black on #ECB7CD has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB7CD?

Its complementary colour is #B7ECD6, and analogous partners are #ECB7E8 and #ECBBB7.