Palettes / Colors / #ECDBD9

#ECDBD9 — Pale Muted Red

#ECDBD9 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#ECDBD9 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAEAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECDAE1 and #ECE5DA. 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 86% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDBD9

.text { color: #ECDBD9; }
.background { background-color: #ECDBD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDBD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 219, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 33%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDBD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 219, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDBD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 219, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDBD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDBD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAEAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDBD9: #000000.

How #ECDBD9 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 #ECDBD9 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

← #ECDBD8  ·  #ECDBDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDBD9?

#ECDBD9 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 236, 219, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDBD9?

#ECDBD9 is RGB 236, 219, 217 — HSL 6°, 33%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDBD9?

Its complement is #DAEAEC; analogous partners are #ECDAE1 and #ECE5DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDBD9 for text?

Black text on #ECDBD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.