Palettes / Colors / #ECDFE4

#ECDFE4 — Pale Dusty Pink

#ECDFE4 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECDFE4 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 #DFECE7; it also sits naturally between #ECDFEA and #ECE1DF. 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 3% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECDFE4

.text { color: #ECDFE4; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFECE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDFE4: #000000.

How #ECDFE4 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 #ECDFE4 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

← #ECDFE3  ·  #ECDFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDFE4?

#ECDFE4 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 223, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFE4?

#ECDFE4 is RGB 236, 223, 228 — HSL 337°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 3%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDFE4?

Its complement is #DFECE7; analogous partners are #ECDFEA and #ECE1DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDFE4 for text?

Black text on #ECDFE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.