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#ECCCD1 — Pale Muted Red

#ECCCD1 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #ECCCD1 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.

#ECCCD1 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 #CBECE7; it also sits naturally between #ECCBE0 and #ECD6CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCCD1 · RGB 236, 204, 209

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Color values

HEX#ECCCD1
RGB236, 204, 209
HSL351°, 46%, 86%
HSV351°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 11%, 7%
XYZ67.69, 65.62, 69.42
Yxy65.62, 0.3339, 0.3237
CIE-Lab84.80, 12.02, 1.66
Hunter Lab81.01, 11.91, 1.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECCCD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECCCD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECCCD1

.text { color: #ECCCD1; }
.background { background-color: #ECCCD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCCD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 204, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCCD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 204, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCCD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 204, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCCD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCCD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECCCD1

#E1ADB5#D68F9A#C96E7C#BE5061#A83E4E#8A3340#6C2832#4A1C23#2D1115#0F0607

Tints of #ECCCD1

#EDCFD3#EED2D7#F0D6DA#F1DADD#F3DDE1#F4E1E4#F5E5E7#F7E9EB#F8ECEE#F9F0F2

Tones of #ECCCD1

#E9CDD2#E7D0D3#E5D2D5#E2D4D6#E0D7D8#DED9DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBECE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCCD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCCD1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECCCD1: ·

How #ECCCD1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDED0Deuteranopia · #E0E2CFTritanopia · #EACFCF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECCCD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Misty Ruby Dusk
#22825A · #5ED4B5 · #D15187 · #EDCAD7
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1

Similar colors

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

#EECAD5#F1CFD0#EDCAD7#EBCECB#F1D1D1#E7CCCC#F1D1D0#F2CCD6#F2D1D1#E7CBCB#F1C6D3#F2D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCCD0  ·  #ECCCD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCCD1?

#ECCCD1 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 204, 209). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCCD1?

#ECCCD1 is RGB 236, 204, 209 — HSL 351°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCCD1?

Its complement is #CBECE7; analogous partners are #ECCBE0 and #ECD6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCCD1 for text?

Black text on #ECCCD1 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.