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#ECD0CC — Pale Muted Red

#ECD0CC 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 #ECD0CC 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.

#ECD0CC 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 #CBE8EC; it also sits naturally between #ECCBD7 and #ECDFCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD0CC · RGB 236, 208, 204

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Color values

HEX#ECD0CC
RGB236, 208, 204
HSL7°, 46%, 86%
HSV7°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 14%, 7%
XYZ68.05, 67.30, 66.53
Yxy67.30, 0.3371, 0.3334
CIE-Lab85.66, 9.12, 5.56
Hunter Lab82.04, 9.01, 5.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD0CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD0CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD0CC

.text { color: #ECD0CC; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD0CC

#E1B3AD#D6988F#C9786E#BE5D50#A84A3E#8A3D33#6C3028#4A211C#2D1411#0F0706

Tints of #ECD0CC

#EDD2CF#EED6D2#F0D9D6#F1DDDA#F3E0DD#F4E3E1#F5E7E5#F7EAE9#F8EEEC#F9F1F0

Tones of #ECD0CC

#E9D1CD#E7D2D0#E5D4D2#E2D6D4#E0D8D7#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBE8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD0CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD0CC

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 #ECD0CC: ·

How #ECD0CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0CDDeuteranopia · #E2E4CDTritanopia · #EBCECE

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 #ECD0CC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1D3CE#E7CCCC#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#E7CBCB#E9D4C6#F2D1D1#F3D0C8#E8D1C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD0CB  ·  #ECD0CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0CC?

#ECD0CC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 208, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0CC?

#ECD0CC is RGB 236, 208, 204 — HSL 7°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD0CC?

Its complement is #CBE8EC; analogous partners are #ECCBD7 and #ECDFCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0CC for text?

Black text on #ECD0CC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.