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#ECD4DB — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD4DB 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 #ECD4DB 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.

#ECD4DB 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 #D4ECE6; it also sits naturally between #ECD4E7 and #ECDAD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD4DB · RGB 236, 212, 219

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Color values

HEX#ECD4DB
RGB236, 212, 219
HSL343°, 39%, 88%
HSV343°, 10%, 93%
CMYK0%, 10%, 7%, 7%
XYZ70.92, 70.03, 76.80
Yxy70.03, 0.3257, 0.3216
CIE-Lab87.01, 9.48, -0.42
Hunter Lab83.69, 9.44, -0.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD4DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD4DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD4DB

.text { color: #ECD4DB; }
.background { background-color: #ECD4DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD4DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 212, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 39%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD4DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 212, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD4DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 212, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD4DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD4DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD4DB

#E0B8C3#D298A9#C57C91#B75C76#A34861#873B51#672D3D#4A212D#2B1319#0E0608

Tints of #ECD4DB

#EED8DE#EFDCE1#EFDCE1#F1DFE4#F3E3E7#F4E6EA#F6EAED#F6EAED#F7EDF0#F9F1F3

Tones of #ECD4DB

#EAD6DC#E9D8DD#E7DADD#E6DBDE#E4DDDF#E2DFE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4ECE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD4DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD4DB

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 #ECD4DB: ·

How #ECD4DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1D9Deuteranopia · #E3E5D9Tritanopia · #EBD8D8

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 #ECD4DB rather than the exact color:

Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette E9d5da
#E9D5DA · #827397 · #4D4C7D · #363062
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Tender Ruby Bloom
#AD3142 · #49C137 · #3446B8 · #EED7DC
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7

Similar colors

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

#EED3D9#E9D5DA#EAD2DD#EED7DC#EFD7DE#F2D5DC#EBD5D5#EDD6E1#F0D9DA#EAD8E0#F2D7D9#EBD4D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD4DA  ·  #ECD4DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD4DB?

#ECD4DB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 212, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD4DB?

#ECD4DB is RGB 236, 212, 219 — HSL 343°, 39%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD4DB?

Its complement is #D4ECE6; analogous partners are #ECD4E7 and #ECDAD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD4DB for text?

Black text on #ECD4DB has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.