Palettes / Colors / #E7CEDB

#E7CEDB — Pale Muted Pink

#E7CEDB is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#E7CEDB 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 #CFE7DB; it also sits naturally between #E7CFE7 and #E7CFD0. 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 91% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 5% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E7CEDB

.text { color: #E7CEDB; }
.background { background-color: #E7CEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7CEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 206, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 34%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7CEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 206, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7CEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 206, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7CEDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7CEDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE7DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7CEDB: #000000.

How #E7CEDB 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 #E7CEDB 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

← #E7CEDA  ·  #E7CEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7CEDB?

#E7CEDB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 231, 206, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7CEDB?

#E7CEDB is RGB 231, 206, 219 — HSL 329°, 34%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 5%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7CEDB?

Its complement is #CFE7DB; analogous partners are #E7CFE7 and #E7CFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7CEDB for text?

Black text on #E7CEDB has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.