Palettes / Colors / #EBDBDF

#EBDBDF — Pale Dusty Red

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

#EBDBDF 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 #DBEBE7; it also sits naturally between #EBDBE7 and #EBDFDB. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBDBDF

.text { color: #EBDBDF; }
.background { background-color: #EBDBDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDBDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 219, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDBDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 219, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDBDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 219, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBDBDF

Tints of #EBDBDF

Tones of #EBDBDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEBE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDBDF: #000000.

How #EBDBDF 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 #EBDBDF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDBDE  ·  #EBDBE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDBDF?

#EBDBDF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 235, 219, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDBDF?

#EBDBDF is RGB 235, 219, 223 — HSL 345°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 5%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDBDF?

Its complement is #DBEBE7; analogous partners are #EBDBE7 and #EBDFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDBDF for text?

Black text on #EBDBDF has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.