Palettes / Colors / #EAE4E6
#EAE4E6 — Pale Dusty Pink
#EAE4E6 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EAE4E6 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.
#EAE4E6 is a warm-leaning 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 #E5EBE9; it also sits naturally between #EBE5EA and #EBE6E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE4E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 228, 230 |
| HSL | 340°, 12%, 91% |
| HSV | 340°, 3%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 2%, 8% |
| XYZ | 75.96, 78.69, 86.05 |
| Yxy | 78.69, 0.3156, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.09, 2.38, -0.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.71, 2.38, -0.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 90%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE4E6
.text { color: #EAE4E6; }
.background { background-color: #EAE4E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE4E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 228, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 12%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE4E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 228, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE4E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 228, 230, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE4E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE4E6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAE4E6
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Tones of #EAE4E6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5EBE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE4E6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE4E6
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 #EAE4E6: ·
How #EAE4E6 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 #EAE4E6 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 #EAE4E6?
#EAE4E6 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 228, 230). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE4E6?
#EAE4E6 is RGB 234, 228, 230 — HSL 340°, 12%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAE4E6?
Its complement is #E5EBE9; analogous partners are #EBE5EA and #EBE6E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE4E6 for text?
Black text on #EAE4E6 has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.