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#ECD4E0 — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD4E0 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 #ECD4E0 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.

#ECD4E0 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 #D4ECE0; it also sits naturally between #ECD4EC and #ECD4D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECD4E0 · RGB 236, 212, 224

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Color values

HEX#ECD4E0
RGB236, 212, 224
HSL330°, 39%, 88%
HSV330°, 10%, 93%
CMYK0%, 10%, 5%, 7%
XYZ71.59, 70.30, 80.32
Yxy70.30, 0.3222, 0.3164
CIE-Lab87.14, 10.34, -2.87
Hunter Lab83.85, 10.32, -2.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECD4E0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD4E0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD4E0

.text { color: #ECD4E0; }
.background { background-color: #ECD4E0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD4E0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 212, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 39%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD4E0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 212, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD4E0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 212, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD4E0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD4E0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD4E0

#E0B8CC#D298B5#C57CA1#B75C8A#A34875#873B61#672D4A#4A2136#2B131F#0E060A

Tints of #ECD4E0

#EED8E3#EFDCE6#EFDCE6#F1DFE8#F3E3EB#F4E6ED#F6EAF0#F6EAF0#F7EDF2#F9F1F5

Tones of #ECD4E0

#EAD6E0#E9D8E0#E7DAE0#E6DBE0#E4DDE0#E2DFE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4ECE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD4E0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD4E0

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 #ECD4E0: ·

How #ECD4E0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E1DDDeuteranopia · #E3E5DCTritanopia · #EBDBDA

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 #ECD4E0 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#EDD6E1#EAD2DD#EAD8E0#EFD7DE#EDD9E0#EED7DC#E9D5DA#F2D5DC#F3D2E0#EED3D9#F2D6E4#ECCFE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD4DF  ·  #ECD4E1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD4E0?

#ECD4E0 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 212, 224). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD4E0?

#ECD4E0 is RGB 236, 212, 224 — HSL 330°, 39%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD4E0?

Its complement is #D4ECE0; analogous partners are #ECD4EC and #ECD4D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD4E0 for text?

Black text on #ECD4E0 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.