Palettes / Colors / #EACECB

#EACECB — Pale Muted Red

#EACECB 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 #EACECB 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.

#EACECB 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 #CCE7EA; it also sits naturally between #EACCD8 and #EADECC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EACECB

.text { color: #EACECB; }
.background { background-color: #EACECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE7EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EACECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACECB

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 #EACECB 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 #EACECB 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

← #EACECA  ·  #EACECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACECB?

#EACECB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACECB?

#EACECB is RGB 234, 206, 203 — HSL 6°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACECB?

Its complement is #CCE7EA; analogous partners are #EACCD8 and #EADECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACECB for text?

Black text on #EACECB has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.