Palettes / Colors / #EDCEDC

#EDCEDC — Pale Muted Pink

#EDCEDC is a pink color we call Pale Muted 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 #EDCEDC 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.

#EDCEDC 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 #CFEDDF; it also sits naturally between #EDCFEC and #EDD0CF. 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 81% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDCEDC

.text { color: #EDCEDC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCEDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCEDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 206, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(333, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCEDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 206, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCEDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 206, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCEDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEDDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCEDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCEDC

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 #EDCEDC 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 #EDCEDC 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

← #EDCEDB  ·  #EDCEDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCEDC?

#EDCEDC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 206, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCEDC?

#EDCEDC is RGB 237, 206, 220 — HSL 333°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCEDC?

Its complement is #CFEDDF; analogous partners are #EDCFEC and #EDD0CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCEDC for text?

Black text on #EDCEDC has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.