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#ECD4DF — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD4DF 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 #ECD4DF 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.

#ECD4DF 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 #D4ECE2; it also sits naturally between #ECD4EB and #ECD6D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD4DF · RGB 236, 212, 223

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Color values

HEX#ECD4DF
RGB236, 212, 223
HSL333°, 39%, 88%
HSV333°, 10%, 93%
CMYK0%, 10%, 6%, 7%
XYZ71.45, 70.25, 79.61
Yxy70.25, 0.3229, 0.3174
CIE-Lab87.12, 10.17, -2.38
Hunter Lab83.81, 10.14, -2.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD4DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD4DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD4DF

.text { color: #ECD4DF; }
.background { background-color: #ECD4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 212, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 39%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 212, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 212, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD4DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD4DF

#E0B8CA#D298B2#C57C9D#B75C85#A34871#873B5D#672D47#4A2133#2B131D#0E060A

Tints of #ECD4DF

#EED8E2#EFDCE5#EFDCE5#F1DFE7#F3E3EA#F4E6EC#F6EAEF#F6EAEF#F7EDF2#F9F1F4

Tones of #ECD4DF

#EAD6DF#E9D8E0#E7DAE0#E6DBE0#E4DDE0#E2DFE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4ECE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD4DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD4DF

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 #ECD4DF: ·

How #ECD4DF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1DCDeuteranopia · #E3E5DCTritanopia · #EBDADA

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 #ECD4DF rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Drift
#B1357A · #7FB937 · #4C92CA · #EDD6E1
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Electric Ruby Twilight
#782D47 · #79BE52 · #6789C6 · #EAD8E0
Tender Ruby Bloom
#AD3142 · #49C137 · #3446B8 · #EED7DC
Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131

Similar colors

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

#EDD6E1#EAD2DD#EFD7DE#EAD8E0#EED7DC#EDD9E0#E9D5DA#EED3D9#F2D5DC#F3D2E0#F2D6E4#F0D9DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD4DE  ·  #ECD4E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD4DF?

#ECD4DF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 212, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD4DF?

#ECD4DF is RGB 236, 212, 223 — HSL 333°, 39%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD4DF?

Its complement is #D4ECE2; analogous partners are #ECD4EB and #ECD6D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD4DF for text?

Black text on #ECD4DF has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.