Palettes / Colors / #ECD0D7

#ECD0D7 — Pale Muted Red

#ECD0D7 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#ECD0D7 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 #D0ECE5; it also sits naturally between #ECD0E5 and #ECD7D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECD0D7

.text { color: #ECD0D7; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 42%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0D7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD0D7

Tints of #ECD0D7

Tones of #ECD0D7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0ECE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD0D7: #000000.

How #ECD0D7 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 #ECD0D7 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD0D6  ·  #ECD0D8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0D7?

#ECD0D7 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 208, 215). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0D7?

#ECD0D7 is RGB 236, 208, 215 — HSL 345°, 42%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD0D7?

Its complement is #D0ECE5; analogous partners are #ECD0E5 and #ECD7D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0D7 for text?

Black text on #ECD0D7 has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.