Palettes / Colors / #ECCAEE
#ECCAEE — Pale Muted Pink
#ECCAEE is a pink color we call Pale Muted 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 #ECCAEE 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.
#ECCAEE 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 #CBEEC9; it also sits naturally between #D9C9EE and #EEC9DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECCAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 202, 238 |
| HSL | 297°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 297°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 15%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.15, 66.25, 89.93 |
| Yxy | 66.25, 0.3130, 0.2914 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.12, 18.11, -13.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.39, 18.22, -13.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECCAEE
.text { color: #ECCAEE; }
.background { background-color: #ECCAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 202, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 202, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 202, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECCAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCAEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECCAEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBEEC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECCAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCAEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECCAEE: ·
How #ECCAEE 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 #ECCAEE 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECCAEE?
#ECCAEE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 202, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCAEE?
#ECCAEE is RGB 236, 202, 238 — HSL 297°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 15%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECCAEE?
Its complement is #CBEEC9; analogous partners are #D9C9EE and #EEC9DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECCAEE for text?
Black text on #ECCAEE has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.