Palettes / Colors / #ECD2D3

#ECD2D3 — Pale Muted Red

#ECD2D3 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#ECD2D3 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 #D0EBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBD0DF and #EBDDD0. 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 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD2D3

.text { color: #ECD2D3; }
.background { background-color: #ECD2D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD2D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 210, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 41%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD2D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 210, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD2D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 210, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD2D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD2D3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD2D3

Tints of #ECD2D3

Tones of #ECD2D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0EBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD2D3: #000000.

How #ECD2D3 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECD2D3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD2D2  ·  #ECD2D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD2D3?

#ECD2D3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 210, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD2D3?

#ECD2D3 is RGB 236, 210, 211 — HSL 358°, 41%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD2D3?

Its complement is #D0EBEB; analogous partners are #EBD0DF and #EBDDD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD2D3 for text?

Black text on #ECD2D3 has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.