Palettes / Colors / #ECDAE8

#ECDAE8 — Pale Muted Pink

#ECDAE8 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECDAE8 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 #DAECDE; it also sits naturally between #E7DAEC and #ECDADF. 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 85% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECDAE8

.text { color: #ECDAE8; }
.background { background-color: #ECDAE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDAE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 218, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDAE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 218, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDAE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 218, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDAE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDAE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAECDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDAE8: #000000.

How #ECDAE8 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 #ECDAE8 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDAE8?

#ECDAE8 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 218, 232). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDAE8?

#ECDAE8 is RGB 236, 218, 232 — HSL 313°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 2%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDAE8?

Its complement is #DAECDE; analogous partners are #E7DAEC and #ECDADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDAE8 for text?

Black text on #ECDAE8 has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.