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#ECC6CA

Baby Pink · very light warm pink

About #ECC6CA

With the hex code #ECC6CA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Baby Pink — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Bubblegum. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6ECE8, a powder blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red236
Green198
Blue202

Closest named colours

Baby Pink
#F4C2C2 · ΔE 5.4
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 9.7
Pink
#FFC0CB · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #ECC6CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC6CA.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby pink #ECC6CA.
13.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECC6CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECC6CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCCBCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D2C9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4C3C7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECC6CA?

With the hex code #ECC6CA, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 78% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ECC6CA?

Use black text. Black on #ECC6CA has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECC6CA?

Its complementary colour is #C6ECE8, and analogous partners are #ECC6DD and #ECD5C6.