Palettes / Colors / #E5CECE

#E5CECE — Pale Dusty Red

#E5CECE is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #E5CECE 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.

#E5CECE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDE5E5; it also sits naturally between #E5CDD9 and #E5D9CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5CECE

.text { color: #E5CECE; }
.background { background-color: #E5CECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5CECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 31%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5CECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5CECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 206, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5CECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5CECE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE5E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5CECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5CECE

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:

How #E5CECE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E5CECE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E5CECD  ·  #E5CECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5CECE?

#E5CECE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 229, 206, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5CECE?

#E5CECE is RGB 229, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 31%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5CECE?

Its complement is #CDE5E5; analogous partners are #E5CDD9 and #E5D9CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5CECE for text?

Black text on #E5CECE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.