Palettes / Colors / #EBCBED

#EBCBED — Pale Muted Pink

#EBCBED 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 #EBCBED 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.

#EBCBED 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 #CCEDCA; it also sits naturally between #D9CAED and #EDCADE. 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 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCBED

.text { color: #EBCBED; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCBED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCBED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCBED

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 #EBCBED 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 #EBCBED 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

← #EBCBEC  ·  #EBCBEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCBED?

#EBCBED is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 203, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBED?

#EBCBED is RGB 235, 203, 237 — HSL 296°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBCBED?

Its complement is #CCEDCA; analogous partners are #D9CAED and #EDCADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCBED for text?

Black text on #EBCBED has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.