#ECBBB6
Baby Pink · light warm pink
About #ECBBB6
#ECBBB6 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Baby Pink (ΔE 3.8); Melon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6E7EC — a powder blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ECBBB6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #ECBBB6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ECBBB6?
#ECBBB6 is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 73% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ECBBB6?
Use black text. Black on #ECBBB6 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ECBBB6?
Its complementary colour is #B6E7EC, and analogous partners are #ECB6CC and #ECD6B6.