Close to Plum
#ECBAEB
#ECBAEB is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 72.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 301°, with 57% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ECBAEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.79:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.79:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ECBAEB as they’d see it.
#ECBAEB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ECBAEB
What color is #ECBAEB?
#ECBAEB is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 72.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 301°, with 57% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ECBAEB in RGB?
#ECBAEB is rgb(236, 186, 235): 236 red, 186 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ECBAEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ECBAEB?
PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ECBAEB?
Its complement #A5D6A6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.