Palettes / Colors / #E8DEDF

#E8DEDF — Pale Dusty Red

#E8DEDF is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#E8DEDF 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 #DEE8E7; it also sits naturally between #E8DEE4 and #E8E2DE. 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 87% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8DEDF

.text { color: #E8DEDF; }
.background { background-color: #E8DEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8DEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 222, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 18%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8DEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 222, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8DEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 222, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8DEDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8DEDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEE8E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8DEDF: #000000.

How #E8DEDF 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 #E8DEDF 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

← #E8DEDE  ·  #E8DEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8DEDF?

#E8DEDF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 232, 222, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8DEDF?

#E8DEDF is RGB 232, 222, 223 — HSL 354°, 18%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8DEDF?

Its complement is #DEE8E7; analogous partners are #E8DEE4 and #E8E2DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8DEDF for text?

Black text on #E8DEDF has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.