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#EDD4E7 — Pale Muted Pink

#EDD4E7 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 #EDD4E7 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.

#EDD4E7 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 #D4EDDA; it also sits naturally between #E6D4ED and #EDD4DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EDD4E7 · RGB 237, 212, 231

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Color values

HEX#EDD4E7
RGB237, 212, 231
HSL314°, 41%, 88%
HSV314°, 11%, 93%
CMYK0%, 11%, 3%, 7%
XYZ72.89, 70.86, 85.44
Yxy70.86, 0.3180, 0.3092
CIE-Lab87.42, 11.90, -6.16
Hunter Lab84.18, 11.94, -6.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 3% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EDD4E7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EDD4E7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EDD4E7

.text { color: #EDD4E7; }
.background { background-color: #EDD4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 212, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(314, 41%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 212, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 212, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD4E7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDD4E7

#E1B7D7#D397C5#C77AB5#BA5AA3#A5458F#893976#682C5A#4C2041#2B1225#0E060C

Tints of #EDD4E7

#EED7E9#F0DBEB#F0DBEB#F1DFED#F3E2EF#F4E6F1#F6E9F3#F6E9F3#F7EDF5#F9F1F7

Tones of #EDD4E7

#EBD6E6#E9D8E5#E7D9E4#E6DBE3#E4DDE2#E2DFE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4EDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #EDD4E7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD4E7

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 #EDD4E7: ·

How #EDD4E7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E2Deuteranopia · #E4E5E1Tritanopia · #ECDFDE

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 #EDD4E7 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Honey Ruby Mirage
#AA2085 · #93BB23 · #59BCE0 · #F2D4EA
Misty Marble
#622971 · #AF973F · #46BCA3 · #E7D3E8
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4

Similar colors

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

#ECCFE8#ECCFE6#EFD1EB#F2D4EA#E7D3E8#F2D6E4#EDD6E1#F0CFEA#EED5EF#EEDCE9#EDD9E0#EAD8E0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDD4E6  ·  #EDD4E8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD4E7?

#EDD4E7 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 237, 212, 231). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD4E7?

#EDD4E7 is RGB 237, 212, 231 — HSL 314°, 41%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 3%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD4E7?

Its complement is #D4EDDA; analogous partners are #E6D4ED and #EDD4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD4E7 for text?

Black text on #EDD4E7 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.