Palettes / Colors / #EACFCA
#EACFCA — Pale Muted Red
#EACFCA 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 #EACFCA 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.
#EACFCA 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 #C8E4E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C8D4 and #E9DEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EACFCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 207, 202 |
| HSL | 9°, 43%, 85% |
| HSV | 9°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.91, 66.38, 65.16 |
| Yxy | 66.38, 0.3371, 0.3345 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.19, 8.61, 5.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.48, 8.48, 5.38 |
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
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CSS code for #EACFCA
.text { color: #EACFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EACFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 43%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 207, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EACFCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EACFCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8E4E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EACFCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACFCA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EACFCA: ·
How #EACFCA 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 #EACFCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EACFCA?
#EACFCA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EACFCA?
#EACFCA is RGB 234, 207, 202 — HSL 9°, 43%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #EACFCA?
Its complement is #C8E4E9; analogous partners are #E9C8D4 and #E9DEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EACFCA for text?
Black text on #EACFCA has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.