Palettes / Colors / #EBCCCA
#EBCCCA — Pale Muted Red
#EBCCCA is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EBCCCA 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.
#EBCCCA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CBE9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCBD9 and #EBDDCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBCCCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 204, 202 |
| HSL | 4°, 45%, 86% |
| HSV | 4°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.51, 65.11, 64.94 |
| Yxy | 65.11, 0.3384, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.54, 10.54, 5.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.69, 10.40, 4.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBCCCA
.text { color: #EBCCCA; }
.background { background-color: #EBCCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBCCCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCCCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBE9EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBCCCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCCCA
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 #EBCCCA: ·
How #EBCCCA 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 #EBCCCA 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 #EBCCCA?
#EBCCCA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 204, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCCCA?
#EBCCCA is RGB 235, 204, 202 — HSL 4°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBCCCA?
Its complement is #CBE9EB; analogous partners are #EBCBD9 and #EBDDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBCCCA for text?
Black text on #EBCCCA has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.