Palettes / Colors / #EACAED

#EACAED — Pale Muted Pink

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EACAED 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.

#EACAED is a cool 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 #CDEDCA; it also sits naturally between #D8CAED and #EDCADE. 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 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EACAED

.text { color: #EACAED; }
.background { background-color: #EACAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 202, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 202, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 202, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EACAED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EACAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACAED

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 #EACAED 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 #EACAED 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

← #EACAEC  ·  #EACAEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACAED?

#EACAED is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 202, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACAED?

#EACAED is RGB 234, 202, 237 — HSL 295°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EACAED?

Its complement is #CDEDCA; analogous partners are #D8CAED and #EDCADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACAED for text?

Black text on #EACAED has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.