Palettes / Colors / #E9DEDE

#E9DEDE — Pale Dusty Red

#E9DEDE is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#E9DEDE 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 #DDE9E9; it also sits naturally between #E9DDE3 and #E9E3DD. 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 5% · Yellow 5% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9DEDE

.text { color: #E9DEDE; }
.background { background-color: #E9DEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9DEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 222, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 20%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9DEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 222, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9DEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 222, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9DEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9DEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE9E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9DEDE: #000000.

How #E9DEDE 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 #E9DEDE 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

← #E9DEDD  ·  #E9DEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9DEDE?

#E9DEDE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 233, 222, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9DEDE?

#E9DEDE is RGB 233, 222, 222 — HSL 0°, 20%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 5%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9DEDE?

Its complement is #DDE9E9; analogous partners are #E9DDE3 and #E9E3DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9DEDE for text?

Black text on #E9DEDE has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.