Palettes / Colors / #EBCBE8

#EBCBE8 — Pale Muted Pink

#EBCBE8 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#EBCBE8 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 #CCEBCF; it also sits naturally between #DECCEB and #EBCCD8. 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 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 1% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCBE8

.text { color: #EBCBE8; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCBE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCBE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEBCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCBE8: #000000.

How #EBCBE8 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 #EBCBE8 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

← #EBCBE7  ·  #EBCBE9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCBE8?

#EBCBE8 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 203, 232). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBE8?

#EBCBE8 is RGB 235, 203, 232 — HSL 306°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 1%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCBE8?

Its complement is #CCEBCF; analogous partners are #DECCEB and #EBCCD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCBE8 for text?

Black text on #EBCBE8 has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.