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#ECC4DB

Thistle · very light warm pink

About #ECC4DB

With the hex code #ECC4DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Thistle — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C4ECD5, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green196
Blue219

Closest named colours

Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 6.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 11.0
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #ECC4DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC4DB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on thistle #ECC4DB.
13.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC4DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC4DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C6CBDC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD1DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2C4CC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC4DB?

With the hex code #ECC4DB, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 77% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC4DB?

Use black text. Black on #ECC4DB has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC4DB?

Its complementary colour is #C4ECD5, and analogous partners are #E9C4EC and #ECC4C7.