Palettes / Colors / #EDCDCE

#EDCDCE — Pale Muted Red

#EDCDCE 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 #EDCDCE 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.

#EDCDCE 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 #CEEDEC; it also sits naturally between #EDCEDF and #EDDDCE. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDCDCE

.text { color: #EDCDCE; }
.background { background-color: #EDCDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 205, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 47%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 205, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 205, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCDCE

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 #EDCDCE 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 #EDCDCE 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

← #EDCDCD  ·  #EDCDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCDCE?

#EDCDCE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 205, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCDCE?

#EDCDCE is RGB 237, 205, 206 — HSL 358°, 47%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCDCE?

Its complement is #CEEDEC; analogous partners are #EDCEDF and #EDDDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCDCE for text?

Black text on #EDCDCE has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.