Palettes / Colors / #ECDFDC
#ECDFDC — Pale Dusty Red
#ECDFDC 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 #ECDFDC 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.
#ECDFDC 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 #DBE8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBDBE0 and #EBE6DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECDFDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 223, 220 |
| HSL | 11°, 30%, 89% |
| HSV | 11°, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 7%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.90, 75.78, 78.44 |
| Yxy | 75.78, 0.3240, 0.3322 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.76, 3.92, 3.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.05, 3.91, 2.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECDFDC
.text { color: #ECDFDC; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 30%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFDC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECDFDC
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Tones of #ECDFDC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBE8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECDFDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDFDC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECDFDC: ·
How #ECDFDC 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 #ECDFDC 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECDFDC?
#ECDFDC is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 236, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFDC?
#ECDFDC is RGB 236, 223, 220 — HSL 11°, 30%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 7%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECDFDC?
Its complement is #DBE8EB; analogous partners are #EBDBE0 and #EBE6DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECDFDC for text?
Black text on #ECDFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.