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#EBCCCD — Pale Muted Red

#EBCCCD 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 #EBCCCD 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.

#EBCCCD 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 #CCEBEA; it also sits naturally between #EBCCDC and #EBDACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBCCCD · RGB 235, 204, 205

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Color values

HEX#EBCCCD
RGB235, 204, 205
HSL358°, 44%, 86%
HSV358°, 13%, 92%
CMYK0%, 13%, 13%, 8%
XYZ66.87, 65.26, 66.83
Yxy65.26, 0.3361, 0.3280
CIE-Lab84.62, 11.02, 3.51
Hunter Lab80.78, 10.89, 3.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBCCCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBCCCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBCCCD

.text { color: #EBCCCD; }
.background { background-color: #EBCCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 204, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCCCD

#E0AEB0#D49193#C77073#BC5256#A54044#883538#6A292C#491D1E#2C1112#0F0606

Tints of #EBCCCD

#ECCFD0#EED3D4#EFD7D7#F1DADB#F2DEDF#F4E2E2#F5E5E6#F6E9E9#F8EDED#F9F0F1

Tones of #EBCCCD

#E9CECF#E6D0D1#E4D2D3#E2D5D5#E0D7D7#DDD9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBCCCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCCCD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBCCCD: ·

How #EBCCCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDDCDDeuteranopia · #DFE2CDTritanopia · #E9CDCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCCCD rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette Eac7c7
#EAC7C7 · #A0C3D2 · #F7F5EB · #EAE0DA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBCECB#E7CCCC#E7CBCB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#EAC7C7#E9CDC5#F1D1D0#E4D0D0#F1D1D1#EECAD5#F1D3CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCCCC  ·  #EBCCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCCCD?

#EBCCCD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCCCD?

#EBCCCD is RGB 235, 204, 205 — HSL 358°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCCCD?

Its complement is #CCEBEA; analogous partners are #EBCCDC and #EBDACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCCCD for text?

Black text on #EBCCCD has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.