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#E2CFDB — Pale Dusty Pink

#E2CFDB is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E2CFDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2CFDB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFE2D6; it also sits naturally between #E0CFE2 and #E2CFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2CFDB · RGB 226, 207, 219

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Color values

HEX#E2CFDB
RGB226, 207, 219
HSL322°, 25%, 85%
HSV322°, 8%, 89%
CMYK0%, 8%, 3%, 11%
XYZ66.46, 65.91, 76.24
Yxy65.91, 0.3186, 0.3159
CIE-Lab84.95, 8.67, -3.54
Hunter Lab81.18, 8.53, -3.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 3% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #E2CFDB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2CFDB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2CFDB

.text { color: #E2CFDB; }
.background { background-color: #E2CFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 207, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 25%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 207, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 207, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CFDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2CFDB

#D3B6C8#C49CB5#B483A2#A5698F#8F567A#734562#59364C#402636#261721#0D080B

Tints of #E2CFDB

#E4D2DE#E6D6E0#E8D9E2#EADCE5#EEE2EA#F0E6EC#F2E9EE#F4ECF1#F5EFF3#F7F2F5

Tones of #E2CFDB

#E1D1DB#E0D2DB#DED3DA#DDD5DA#DBD6D9#DAD7D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE2D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2CFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CFDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E2CFDB: ·

How #E2CFDB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DADAD8Deuteranopia · #DBDCD7Tritanopia · #E1D6D5

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2CFDB rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Scarlet Saffron
#35A085 · #8CD9CA · #D2768D · #EACDDA
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Palette 93b5c6
#93B5C6 · #C9CCD5 · #E4D8DC · #FFE3E3
Palette E9d5da
#E9D5DA · #827397 · #4D4C7D · #363062
Palette Fbf0f0
#FBF0F0 · #DFD3D3 · #B8B0B0 · #7C7575

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E7CEDC#EACDDA#EAD2DD#E4D8DC#E9D5DA#DFD3D3#E7D3D3#E0D9D9#E5CFE5#E7D4D3#ECCBDD#E4D0D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2CFDA  ·  #E2CFDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CFDB?

#E2CFDB is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 226, 207, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CFDB?

#E2CFDB is RGB 226, 207, 219 — HSL 322°, 25%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 3%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CFDB?

Its complement is #CFE2D6; analogous partners are #E0CFE2 and #E2CFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CFDB for text?

Black text on #E2CFDB has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.