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#EACFED — Pale Muted Pink

#EACFED 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 #EACFED 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.

#EACFED 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 #D2EDCF; it also sits naturally between #DBCFED and #EDCFE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EACFED · RGB 234, 207, 237

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Color values

HEX#EACFED
RGB234, 207, 237
HSL294°, 45%, 87%
HSV294°, 13%, 93%
CMYK1%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ71.53, 68.23, 89.52
Yxy68.23, 0.3120, 0.2976
CIE-Lab86.12, 14.62, -11.29
Hunter Lab82.60, 14.66, -11.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EACFED

.text { color: #EACFED; }
.background { background-color: #EACFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EACFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 207, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 45%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EACFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 207, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EACFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 207, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EACFED

#DDB1E2#CE90D5#C172CA#B455BE#A041AA#803489#65296B#491D4E#2A112C#0E060F

Tints of #EACFED

#EBD3EE#EDD6F0#EFDAF1#F0DEF2#F2E1F4#F2E1F4#F4E5F5#F5E9F7#F7EDF8#F8F0F9

Tones of #EACFED

#E8D1EB#E6D3E8#E5D5E6#E3D8E4#E1DAE2#DFDCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2EDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #EACFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EACFED

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 #EACFED: ·

How #EACFED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEE6Deuteranopia · #E0E2E4Tritanopia · #E9E0DF

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 #EACFED rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Misty Marble
#622971 · #AF973F · #46BCA3 · #E7D3E8

Similar colors

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

#EBCBEB#ECCFE8#EFD1EB#EDCBF1#F0CFEA#E7D3E8#ECCFE6#EED5EF#E3CEEA#EEC8EF#E4CAF1#E2CCEF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EACFEC  ·  #EACFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EACFED?

#EACFED is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 207, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EACFED?

#EACFED is RGB 234, 207, 237 — HSL 294°, 45%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EACFED?

Its complement is #D2EDCF; analogous partners are #DBCFED and #EDCFE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EACFED for text?

Black text on #EACFED has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.