Palettes / Colors / #EACEEB

#EACEEB — Pale Muted Pink

#EACEEB 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 #EACEEB 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.

#EACEEB 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 #CDEACC; it also sits naturally between #DACCEA and #EACCDC. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EACEEB

.text { color: #EACEEB; }
.background { background-color: #EACEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 206, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EACEEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EACEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACEEB

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 #EACEEB 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 #EACEEB 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

← #EACEEA  ·  #EACEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACEEB?

#EACEEB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACEEB?

#EACEEB is RGB 234, 206, 235 — HSL 298°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACEEB?

Its complement is #CDEACC; analogous partners are #DACCEA and #EACCDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACEEB for text?

Black text on #EACEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.