Palettes / Colors / #ECC4ED

#ECC4ED — Pale Muted Pink

#ECC4ED is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECC4ED is a cool 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 #C5EDC4; it also sits naturally between #D8C4ED and #EDC4D9. 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 93% · Green 77% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECC4ED

.text { color: #ECC4ED; }
.background { background-color: #ECC4ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC4ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 196, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 53%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC4ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 196, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC4ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 196, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECC4ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC4ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5EDC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECC4ED: #000000.

How #ECC4ED 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 #ECC4ED 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

← #ECC4EC  ·  #ECC4EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECC4ED?

#ECC4ED is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 196, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC4ED?

#ECC4ED is RGB 236, 196, 237 — HSL 299°, 53%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECC4ED?

Its complement is #C5EDC4; analogous partners are #D8C4ED and #EDC4D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECC4ED for text?

Black text on #ECC4ED has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.