Palettes / Colors / #EBCED1

#EBCED1 — Pale Muted Red

#EBCED1 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EBCED1 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.

#EBCED1 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 #CCEAE7; it also sits naturally between #EACCDE and #EAD8CC. 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 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBCED1

.text { color: #EBCED1; }
.background { background-color: #EBCED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 206, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 206, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 206, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCED1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCED1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEAE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCED1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCED1

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 #EBCED1 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 #EBCED1 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

← #EBCED0  ·  #EBCED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCED1?

#EBCED1 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 206, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCED1?

#EBCED1 is RGB 235, 206, 209 — HSL 354°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 11%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCED1?

Its complement is #CCEAE7; analogous partners are #EACCDE and #EAD8CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCED1 for text?

Black text on #EBCED1 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.