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#EDCDCC — Pale Muted Red

#EDCDCC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EDCDCC 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.

#EDCDCC 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 #CAEBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCADA and #ECDCCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCDCC · RGB 237, 205, 204

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Color values

HEX#EDCDCC
RGB237, 205, 204
HSL2°, 48%, 86%
HSV2°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 7%
XYZ67.66, 66.03, 66.31
Yxy66.03, 0.3383, 0.3302
CIE-Lab85.01, 11.05, 4.63
Hunter Lab81.26, 10.93, 4.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDCDCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDCDCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDCDCC

.text { color: #EDCDCC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 205, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 205, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 205, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCDCC

#E2AEAC#D7908E#CB6F6C#C1514E#AA3F3C#8C3431#6D2926#4B1C1B#2D1110#0F0605

Tints of #EDCDCC

#EECFCE#EFD3D2#F0D6D5#F2DAD9#F3DEDD#F4E1E1#F6E5E5#F7E9E8#F8EDEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EDCDCC

#EACECD#E7D0CF#E5D2D2#E3D4D4#E0D7D6#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAEBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCDCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EDCDCC: ·

How #EDCDCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFCCDeuteranopia · #E1E3CCTritanopia · #EBCCCC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDCDCC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#E7CCCC#E7CBCB#F1D1D0#F1D3CE#F1D1D1#F3D0C8#E9CDC5#F2D1D1#F5CBCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCDCB  ·  #EDCDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCDCC?

#EDCDCC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 205, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCDCC?

#EDCDCC is RGB 237, 205, 204 — HSL 2°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCDCC?

Its complement is #CAEBEC; analogous partners are #ECCADA and #ECDCCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCDCC for text?

Black text on #EDCDCC has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.