Palettes / Colors / #ECDCDF

#ECDCDF — Pale Dusty Red

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #ECDCDF 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.

#ECDCDF 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 #DBEBE8; it also sits naturally between #EBDBE6 and #EBE0DB. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDCDF

.text { color: #ECDCDF; }
.background { background-color: #ECDCDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDCDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 220, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 30%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDCDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 220, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDCDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 220, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDCDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDCDF

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:

How #ECDCDF 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 #ECDCDF 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

← #ECDCDE  ·  #ECDCE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDCDF?

#ECDCDF is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 236, 220, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDCDF?

#ECDCDF is RGB 236, 220, 223 — HSL 349°, 30%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDCDF?

Its complement is #DBEBE8; analogous partners are #EBDBE6 and #EBE0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDCDF for text?

Black text on #ECDCDF has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.