Palettes / Colors / #ECE4E8

#ECE4E8 — Pale Dusty Pink

#ECE4E8 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the pink family.

#ECE4E8 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 #E4ECE8; it also sits naturally between #ECE4EC and #ECE4E4. 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 89% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECE4E8

.text { color: #ECE4E8; }
.background { background-color: #ECE4E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECE4E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 228, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 17%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECE4E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 228, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECE4E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 228, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECE4E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECE4E8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4ECE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECE4E8: #000000.

How #ECE4E8 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 #ECE4E8 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

← #ECE4E7  ·  #ECE4E9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECE4E8?

#ECE4E8 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 228, 232). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECE4E8?

#ECE4E8 is RGB 236, 228, 232 — HSL 330°, 17%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 2%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECE4E8?

Its complement is #E4ECE8; analogous partners are #ECE4EC and #ECE4E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECE4E8 for text?

Black text on #ECE4E8 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.