Palettes / Colors / #EBDBE2

#EBDBE2 — Pale Dusty Pink

#EBDBE2 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EBDBE2 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.

#EBDBE2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBEBE4; it also sits naturally between #EBDBEA and #EBDCDB. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 4% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDBE2

.text { color: #EBDBE2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 219, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 219, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 219, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDBE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDBE2

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Tones of #EBDBE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEBE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDBE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDBE2

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 #EBDBE2 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 #EBDBE2 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

← #EBDBE1  ·  #EBDBE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDBE2?

#EBDBE2 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 219, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDBE2?

#EBDBE2 is RGB 235, 219, 226 — HSL 334°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 4%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDBE2?

Its complement is #DBEBE4; analogous partners are #EBDBEA and #EBDCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDBE2 for text?

Black text on #EBDBE2 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.