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#ECB7CE

Bubblegum · light warm pink

About #ECB7CE

#ECB7CE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 72% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Bubblegum (ΔE 8.5), with Pink the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B7ECD5 (pale mint), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.23:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green183
Blue206

Closest named colours

Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 8.5
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 8.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #ECB7CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CE.
1.72:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on bubblegum #ECB7CE.
12.23:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECB7CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECB7CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BBC0CF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8C9CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4B6BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECB7CE?

#ECB7CE is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 72% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ECB7CE?

Use black text. Black on #ECB7CE has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECB7CE?

Its complementary colour is #B7ECD5, and analogous partners are #ECB7E9 and #ECBAB7.