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#EDCFEB — Pale Muted Pink

#EDCFEB 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 #EDCFEB 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.

#EDCFEB 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 #CFEDD1; it also sits naturally between #E0CFED and #EDCFDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDCFEB · RGB 237, 207, 235

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Color values

HEX#EDCFEB
RGB237, 207, 235
HSL304°, 45%, 87%
HSV304°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 1%, 7%
XYZ72.23, 68.63, 88.04
Yxy68.63, 0.3156, 0.2998
CIE-Lab86.32, 15.25, -9.91
Hunter Lab82.84, 15.33, -9.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EDCFEB

.text { color: #EDCFEB; }
.background { background-color: #EDCFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 207, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 45%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 207, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 207, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDCFEB

#E2B1DE#D590D0#CA72C4#BE55B7#AA41A3#893483#6B2967#4E1D4A#2C112B#0F060E

Tints of #EDCFEB

#EED3EC#F0D6EE#F1DAEF#F2DEF1#F4E1F3#F4E1F3#F5E5F4#F7E9F6#F8EDF7#F9F0F9

Tones of #EDCFEB

#EBD1E9#E8D3E7#E6D5E5#E4D8E3#E2DAE2#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEDD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDCFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDCFEB

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 #EDCFEB: ·

How #EDCFEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0E4Deuteranopia · #E2E4E3Tritanopia · #EBDFDE

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 #EDCFEB rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA

Similar colors

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

#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#ECCFE8#EBCBEB#ECCFE6#F2D4EA#EDCBF1#EED5EF#EFCAE6#E7D3E8#F4CCE9#EEC8EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCFEA  ·  #EDCFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCFEB?

#EDCFEB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 207, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCFEB?

#EDCFEB is RGB 237, 207, 235 — HSL 304°, 45%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCFEB?

Its complement is #CFEDD1; analogous partners are #E0CFED and #EDCFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCFEB for text?

Black text on #EDCFEB has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.