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#EACECC — Pale Muted Red

#EACECC 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 #EACECC 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.

#EACECC 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 #CCE8EA; it also sits naturally between #EACCD9 and #EADDCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EACECC · RGB 234, 206, 204

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Color values

HEX#EACECC
RGB234, 206, 204
HSL4°, 42%, 86%
HSV4°, 13%, 92%
CMYK0%, 12%, 13%, 8%
XYZ66.90, 65.99, 66.34
Yxy65.99, 0.3358, 0.3312
CIE-Lab84.99, 9.45, 4.58
Hunter Lab81.24, 9.32, 4.18

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

Sample text in #EACECC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EACECC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EACECC

.text { color: #EACECC; }
.background { background-color: #EACECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EACECC

#DEB2AF#D39792#C57772#B95C55#A34943#863C37#692F2B#48201E#2B1312#0E0606

Tints of #EACECC

#ECD2D0#EDD5D4#EFD9D7#F0DCDB#F2E0DE#F3E3E2#F5E7E6#F6EAE9#F8EEED#F9F1F1

Tones of #EACECC

#E8D0CE#E6D2D1#E4D4D3#E2D6D5#E0D8D7#DDD9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #EACECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACECC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EACECC: ·

How #EACECC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDECCDeuteranopia · #E0E2CDTritanopia · #E9CDCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EACECC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Modern Petal
#7C3B20 · #51D377 · #5830BC · #E9CDC5
Palette 867070
#867070 · #D5B4B4 · #E4D0D0 · #F5EBEB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBCECB#E7CCCC#E7CBCB#EFCEC8#E9CDC5#E4D0D0#E8D1C5#F1CFD0#E4D3CF#E9D4C6#EAC7C7#F1D1D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EACECB  ·  #EACECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACECC?

#EACECC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACECC?

#EACECC is RGB 234, 206, 204 — HSL 4°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACECC?

Its complement is #CCE8EA; analogous partners are #EACCD9 and #EADDCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACECC for text?

Black text on #EACECC has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.