Palettes / Colors / #ECDEDE

#ECDEDE — Pale Dusty Red

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

#ECDEDE 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 #DFECEC; it also sits naturally between #ECDFE6 and #ECE6DF. 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 87% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDEDE

.text { color: #ECDEDE; }
.background { background-color: #ECDEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 222, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 27%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 222, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 222, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFECEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDEDE: #000000.

How #ECDEDE 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 #ECDEDE 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

← #ECDEDD  ·  #ECDEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDEDE?

#ECDEDE is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 236, 222, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDEDE?

#ECDEDE is RGB 236, 222, 222 — HSL 0°, 27%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDEDE?

Its complement is #DFECEC; analogous partners are #ECDFE6 and #ECE6DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDEDE for text?

Black text on #ECDEDE has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.