Palettes / Colors / #ECD5DF

#ECD5DF — Pale Muted Pink

#ECD5DF is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECD5DF 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 #D5ECE2; it also sits naturally between #ECD5EA and #ECD6D5. 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 84% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECD5DF

.text { color: #ECD5DF; }
.background { background-color: #ECD5DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD5DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 213, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 38%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD5DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 213, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD5DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 213, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD5DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD5DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5ECE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECD5DF: #000000.

How #ECD5DF 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 #ECD5DF 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

← #ECD5DE  ·  #ECD5E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD5DF?

#ECD5DF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 213, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD5DF?

#ECD5DF is RGB 236, 213, 223 — HSL 334°, 38%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD5DF?

Its complement is #D5ECE2; analogous partners are #ECD5EA and #ECD6D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD5DF for text?

Black text on #ECD5DF has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.