Palettes / Colors / #ECDFE3

#ECDFE3 — Pale Dusty Pink

#ECDFE3 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECDFE3 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 #DFECE8; it also sits naturally between #ECDFE9 and #ECE2DF. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 4% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDFE3

.text { color: #ECDFE3; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFECE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDFE3: #000000.

How #ECDFE3 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 #ECDFE3 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

← #ECDFE2  ·  #ECDFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDFE3?

#ECDFE3 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 223, 227). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFE3?

#ECDFE3 is RGB 236, 223, 227 — HSL 342°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDFE3?

Its complement is #DFECE8; analogous partners are #ECDFE9 and #ECE2DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDFE3 for text?

Black text on #ECDFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.