Palettes / Colors / #ECD0DC

#ECD0DC — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD0DC is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECD0DC 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 #D0ECE0; it also sits naturally between #ECD0EA and #ECD2D0. 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 86%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD0DC

.text { color: #ECD0DC; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 42%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0ECE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD0DC: #000000.

How #ECD0DC 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 #ECD0DC 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

← #ECD0DB  ·  #ECD0DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0DC?

#ECD0DC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 208, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0DC?

#ECD0DC is RGB 236, 208, 220 — HSL 334°, 42%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD0DC?

Its complement is #D0ECE0; analogous partners are #ECD0EA and #ECD2D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0DC for text?

Black text on #ECD0DC has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.