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#EDD2EB — Pale Muted Pink

#EDD2EB 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 #EDD2EB 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.

#EDD2EB 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 #D3EED5; it also sits naturally between #E2D3EE and #EED3DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDD2EB · RGB 237, 210, 235

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Color values

HEX#EDD2EB
RGB237, 210, 235
HSL304°, 43%, 88%
HSV304°, 11%, 93%
CMYK0%, 11%, 1%, 7%
XYZ72.97, 70.10, 88.28
Yxy70.10, 0.3154, 0.3030
CIE-Lab87.04, 13.67, -8.83
Hunter Lab83.72, 13.74, -8.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDD2EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDD2EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDD2EB

.text { color: #EDD2EB; }
.background { background-color: #EDD2EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD2EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 210, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 43%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD2EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 210, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD2EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 210, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD2EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD2EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDD2EB

#E2B6DF#D595D1#C978C4#BC57B5#A843A1#8B3785#6A2A66#4D1F4A#2C112A#0F060E

Tints of #EDD2EB

#EFD7ED#F0DBEF#F0DBEF#F2DEF1#F3E2F2#F5E5F4#F6E9F5#F6E9F5#F8EDF7#F9F0F9

Tones of #EDD2EB

#ECD5EA#EAD7E9#E8D9E7#E6DBE5#E4DDE4#E2DFE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3EED5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text15.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDD2EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD2EB

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 #EDD2EB: ·

How #EDD2EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E1E5Deuteranopia · #E3E5E4Tritanopia · #ECE0DF

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 #EDD2EB 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
Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6

Similar colors

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

#EFD1EB#F0CFEA#ECCFE8#EED5EF#F2D4EA#ECCFE6#E7D3E8#EBCBEB#F3D1F1#EDCBF1#F4CCE9#F5D1F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDD2EA  ·  #EDD2EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD2EB?

#EDD2EB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 210, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD2EB?

#EDD2EB is RGB 237, 210, 235 — HSL 304°, 43%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD2EB?

Its complement is #D3EED5; analogous partners are #E2D3EE and #EED3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD2EB for text?

Black text on #EDD2EB has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.