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#ECCFEA — Pale Muted Pink

#ECCFEA 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 #ECCFEA 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.

#ECCFEA 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 #D0ECD1; it also sits naturally between #E0D0EC and #ECD0DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCFEA · RGB 236, 207, 234

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Color values

HEX#ECCFEA
RGB236, 207, 234
HSL304°, 43%, 87%
HSV304°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 1%, 7%
XYZ71.76, 68.40, 87.26
Yxy68.40, 0.3155, 0.3008
CIE-Lab86.21, 14.74, -9.56
Hunter Lab82.70, 14.79, -9.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECCFEA

.text { color: #ECCFEA; }
.background { background-color: #ECCFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 207, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 207, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 207, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECCFEA

#E0B2DD#D392CF#C874C2#BC57B5#A843A1#873682#6A2A66#4D1F4A#2C112A#0F060E

Tints of #ECCFEA

#EED3EC#EFD7ED#F0DBEF#F2DEF1#F3E2F2#F3E2F2#F5E5F4#F6E9F5#F8EDF7#F9F0F9

Tones of #ECCFEA

#EAD2E8#E8D4E7#E6D6E5#E4D8E3#E2DAE1#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0ECD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCFEA

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 #ECCFEA: ·

How #ECCFEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFE3Deuteranopia · #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 #ECCFEA rather than the exact color:

Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Misty Marble
#622971 · #AF973F · #46BCA3 · #E7D3E8

Similar colors

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

#ECCFE8#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#ECCFE6#EBCBEB#E7D3E8#EFCAE6#F2D4EA#EED5EF#EDCBF1#EBC7E8#E5CFE5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCFE9  ·  #ECCFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCFEA?

#ECCFEA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 207, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCFEA?

#ECCFEA is RGB 236, 207, 234 — HSL 304°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCFEA?

Its complement is #D0ECD1; analogous partners are #E0D0EC and #ECD0DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCFEA for text?

Black text on #ECCFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.