Palettes / Colors / #EACFCD

#EACFCD — Pale Muted Red

#EACFCD is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EACFCD 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.

#EACFCD 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 #CDE8EA; it also sits naturally between #EACDD9 and #EADDCD. 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 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EACFCD

.text { color: #EACFCD; }
.background { background-color: #EACFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 207, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 207, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 207, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EACFCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDE8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EACFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACFCD

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 #EACFCD 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 #EACFCD 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

← #EACFCC  ·  #EACFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACFCD?

#EACFCD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 207, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACFCD?

#EACFCD is RGB 234, 207, 205 — HSL 4°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EACFCD?

Its complement is #CDE8EA; analogous partners are #EACDD9 and #EADDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACFCD for text?

Black text on #EACFCD has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.