Palettes / Colors / #EBCECB

#EBCECB — Pale Muted Red

#EBCECB is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#EBCECB 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 #CCE8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCCD8 and #EBDECC. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCECB

.text { color: #EBCECB; }
.background { background-color: #EBCECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 206, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBCECB

Tints of #EBCECB

Tones of #EBCECB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE8EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCECB: #000000.

How #EBCECB 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 #EBCECB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBCECB 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

← #EBCECA  ·  #EBCECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCECB?

#EBCECB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCECB?

#EBCECB is RGB 235, 206, 203 — HSL 6°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCECB?

Its complement is #CCE8EB; analogous partners are #EBCCD8 and #EBDECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCECB for text?

Black text on #EBCECB has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.