Palettes / Colors / #EDDCDC

#EDDCDC — Pale Muted Red

#EDDCDC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EDDCDC 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.

#EDDCDC 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 #DDEEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDDE6 and #EEE6DD. 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 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDCDC

.text { color: #EDDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #EDDCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 220, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDDCDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDEEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDCDC

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 #EDDCDC 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 #EDDCDC 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

← #EDDCDB  ·  #EDDCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDCDC?

#EDDCDC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 237, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDCDC?

#EDDCDC is RGB 237, 220, 220 — HSL 0°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDCDC?

Its complement is #DDEEEE; analogous partners are #EEDDE6 and #EEE6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDCDC for text?

Black text on #EDDCDC has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.