Palettes / Colors / #EBCBDE

#EBCBDE — Pale Muted Pink

#EBCBDE 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 #EBCBDE 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.

#EBCBDE 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 #CCEBD8; it also sits naturally between #E8CCEB and #EBCCCF. 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 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCBDE

.text { color: #EBCBDE; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCBDE

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Tones of #EBCBDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEBD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCBDE

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 #EBCBDE 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 #EBCBDE 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

← #EBCBDD  ·  #EBCBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCBDE?

#EBCBDE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 203, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBDE?

#EBCBDE is RGB 235, 203, 222 — HSL 324°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCBDE?

Its complement is #CCEBD8; analogous partners are #E8CCEB and #EBCCCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCBDE for text?

Black text on #EBCBDE has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.