Palettes / Colors / #EBCBEE

#EBCBEE — Pale Muted Pink

#EBCBEE 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 #EBCBEE 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.

#EBCBEE 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 #CCEEC9; it also sits naturally between #D8C9EE and #EEC9DE. 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 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCBEE

.text { color: #EBCBEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBCBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 203, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 203, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 203, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCBEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCBEE

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 #EBCBEE 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 #EBCBEE 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

← #EBCBED  ·  #EBCBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCBEE?

#EBCBEE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 203, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCBEE?

#EBCBEE is RGB 235, 203, 238 — HSL 295°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBCBEE?

Its complement is #CCEEC9; analogous partners are #D8C9EE and #EEC9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCBEE for text?

Black text on #EBCBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.