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#EDCFCC — Pale Muted Red

#EDCFCC 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 #EDCFCC 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.

#EDCFCC 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 #CAEAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCAD8 and #ECDECA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCFCC · RGB 237, 207, 204

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Color values

HEX#EDCFCC
RGB237, 207, 204
HSL5°, 48%, 86%
HSV5°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 14%, 7%
XYZ68.14, 66.99, 66.47
Yxy66.99, 0.3380, 0.3323
CIE-Lab85.50, 10.00, 5.34
Hunter Lab81.85, 9.89, 4.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDCFCC

.text { color: #EDCFCC; }
.background { background-color: #EDCFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 207, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 207, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 207, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCFCC

#E2B0AC#D7948E#CB746C#C1574E#AA453C#8C3931#6D2C26#4B1F1B#2D1210#0F0605

Tints of #EDCFCC

#EED1CE#EFD4D2#F0D8D5#F2DBD9#F3DFDD#F4E2E1#F6E6E5#F7EAE8#F8EDEC#FAF1F0

Tones of #EDCFCC

#EACFCD#E7D1CF#E5D3D2#E3D5D4#E0D7D6#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAEAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCFCC

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 #EDCFCC: ·

How #EDCFCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0CDDeuteranopia · #E2E4CDTritanopia · #EBCDCD

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 #EDCFCC 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 D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#F1D3CE#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#E7CCCC#F3D0C8#E7CBCB#F2D1D1#E9CDC5#F2D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCFCB  ·  #EDCFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCFCC?

#EDCFCC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 207, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCFCC?

#EDCFCC is RGB 237, 207, 204 — HSL 5°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCFCC?

Its complement is #CAEAEC; analogous partners are #ECCAD8 and #ECDECA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCFCC for text?

Black text on #EDCFCC has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.