Palettes / Colors / #EAC8CD

#EAC8CD — Pale Muted Red

#EAC8CD is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EAC8CD 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.

#EAC8CD 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 #C8EAE5; it also sits naturally between #EAC8DE and #EAD4C8. 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 92% · Green 78% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAC8CD

.text { color: #EAC8CD; }
.background { background-color: #EAC8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAC8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 200, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 45%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAC8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 200, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAC8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 200, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAC8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAC8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8EAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAC8CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAC8CD

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 #EAC8CD 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 #EAC8CD 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

← #EAC8CC  ·  #EAC8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAC8CD?

#EAC8CD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 200, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAC8CD?

#EAC8CD is RGB 234, 200, 205 — HSL 351°, 45%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAC8CD?

Its complement is #C8EAE5; analogous partners are #EAC8DE and #EAD4C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAC8CD for text?

Black text on #EAC8CD has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.