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#ECD0DF — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD0DF 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 #ECD0DF 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.

#ECD0DF 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 #D0ECDD; it also sits naturally between #EBD0EC and #ECD0D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD0DF · RGB 236, 208, 223

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Color values

HEX#ECD0DF
RGB236, 208, 223
HSL328°, 42%, 87%
HSV328°, 12%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 6%, 7%
XYZ70.47, 68.27, 79.28
Yxy68.27, 0.3232, 0.3132
CIE-Lab86.14, 12.27, -3.82
Hunter Lab82.63, 12.24, -3.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD0DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD0DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD0DF

.text { color: #ECD0DF; }
.background { background-color: #ECD0DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD0DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 208, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 42%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD0DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 208, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD0DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 208, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD0DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD0DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD0DF

#E0B3CB#D392B5#C775A1#BB588D#A74479#863761#692B4C#4C1F37#2B121F#0E060A

Tints of #ECD0DF

#EDD4E1#EFD7E4#F0DBE6#F2DEE9#F3E2EB#F3E2EB#F5E6EE#F6E9F0#F8EDF3#F9F1F5

Tones of #ECD0DF

#EAD2DF#E8D4DF#E6D6DE#E4D8DE#E2DADE#E0DCDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0ECDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD0DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD0DF

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 #ECD0DF: ·

How #ECD0DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0DBDeuteranopia · #E2E4DBTritanopia · #EBD9D8

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 #ECD0DF rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Modern Ruby Saffron
#B72D61 · #71CF39 · #2D62BA · #ECCBDD
Cosmic Ruby Cascade
#B12674 · #A0DA55 · #5CA4DB · #EDCBDC
Cosmic Ruby Terrace
#9D377B · #9EC355 · #3C86AB · #E7CEDC
Scarlet Saffron
#35A085 · #8CD9CA · #D2768D · #EACDDA
Dusty Ruby Drift
#B1357A · #7FB937 · #4C92CA · #EDD6E1

Similar colors

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

#EAD2DD#ECCBDD#EDCBDC#E7CEDC#EACDDA#EDD6E1#EED3D9#ECCFE6#F3D2E0#EFD7DE#E9D5DA#EED7DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD0DE  ·  #ECD0E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD0DF?

#ECD0DF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 208, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD0DF?

#ECD0DF is RGB 236, 208, 223 — HSL 328°, 42%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD0DF?

Its complement is #D0ECDD; analogous partners are #EBD0EC and #ECD0D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD0DF for text?

Black text on #ECD0DF has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.