Palettes / Colors / #ECDFE6

#ECDFE6 — Pale Dusty Pink

#ECDFE6 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #ECDFE6 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.

#ECDFE6 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 #DFECE5; it also sits naturally between #EBDFEC and #ECDFE0. 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 90%

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 #ECDFE6

.text { color: #ECDFE6; }
.background { background-color: #ECDFE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDFE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 223, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDFE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 223, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDFE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 223, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDFE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDFE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFECE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDFE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDFE6

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 #ECDFE6 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 #ECDFE6 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

← #ECDFE5  ·  #ECDFE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDFE6?

#ECDFE6 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 223, 230). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDFE6?

#ECDFE6 is RGB 236, 223, 230 — HSL 328°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 3%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDFE6?

Its complement is #DFECE5; analogous partners are #EBDFEC and #ECDFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDFE6 for text?

Black text on #ECDFE6 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.