Palettes / Colors / #EACECA

#EACECA — Pale Muted Red

#EACECA 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 #EACECA 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.

#EACECA 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 #C8E5E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C8D4 and #E9DDC8. 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 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EACECA

.text { color: #EACECA; }
.background { background-color: #EACECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 43%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8E5E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EACECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACECA

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 #EACECA 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 #EACECA 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

← #EACEC9  ·  #EACECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACECA?

#EACECA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACECA?

#EACECA is RGB 234, 206, 202 — HSL 8°, 43%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACECA?

Its complement is #C8E5E9; analogous partners are #E9C8D4 and #E9DDC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACECA for text?

Black text on #EACECA has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.