Palettes / Colors / #E5DCDD

#E5DCDD — Pale Dusty Red

#E5DCDD is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#E5DCDD 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 #DCE5E4; it also sits naturally between #E5DCE1 and #E5DFDC. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 3% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #E5DCDD

.text { color: #E5DCDD; }
.background { background-color: #E5DCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5DCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 220, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 15%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5DCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 220, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5DCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 220, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5DCDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5DCDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E5DCDD

Tints of #E5DCDD

Tones of #E5DCDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE5E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5DCDD: #000000.

How #E5DCDD 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 #E5DCDD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E5DCDC  ·  #E5DCDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5DCDD?

#E5DCDD is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 229, 220, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5DCDD?

#E5DCDD is RGB 229, 220, 221 — HSL 353°, 15%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 3%, 10%.

What colors go with #E5DCDD?

Its complement is #DCE5E4; analogous partners are #E5DCE1 and #E5DFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5DCDD for text?

Black text on #E5DCDD has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.