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#ECCEEB — Pale Muted Pink

#ECCEEB 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 #ECCEEB 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.

#ECCEEB 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 #CFECD0; it also sits naturally between #DFCFEC and #ECCFDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCEEB · RGB 236, 206, 235

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Color values

HEX#ECCEEB
RGB236, 206, 235
HSL302°, 44%, 87%
HSV302°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ71.66, 67.97, 87.94
Yxy67.97, 0.3149, 0.2987
CIE-Lab85.99, 15.45, -10.40
Hunter Lab82.45, 15.51, -10.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECCEEB

.text { color: #ECCEEB; }
.background { background-color: #ECCEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 206, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECCEEB

#E1B2DF#D491D2#C973C6#BD56BA#A942A5#883585#6A2968#4D1E4C#2C112B#0F060E

Tints of #ECCEEB

#EED3ED#EFD7EE#F1DAF0#F2DEF1#F4E2F3#F4E2F3#F5E5F4#F6E9F6#F8EDF7#F9F0F9

Tones of #ECCEEB

#EAD1EA#E8D4E7#E6D6E6#E4D8E4#E2DAE2#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFECD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCEEB

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 #ECCEEB: ·

How #ECCEEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFE4Deuteranopia · #E1E3E2Tritanopia · #EBDEDD

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 #ECCEEB rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B

Similar colors

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

#EBCBEB#ECCFE8#F0CFEA#EFD1EB#ECCFE6#EDCBF1#EFCAE6#EEC8EF#E7D3E8#EBC7E8#EFC7E8#EED5EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCEEA  ·  #ECCEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCEEB?

#ECCEEB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCEEB?

#ECCEEB is RGB 236, 206, 235 — HSL 302°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCEEB?

Its complement is #CFECD0; analogous partners are #DFCFEC and #ECCFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCEEB for text?

Black text on #ECCEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.