Palettes / Colors / #EEC3CE
#EEC3CE — Pale Red
#EEC3CE is a red color we call Pale 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 #EEC3CE 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.
#EEC3CE 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 #C3EEE3; it also sits naturally between #EEC3E3 and #EECEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEC3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 195, 206 |
| HSL | 345°, 56%, 85% |
| HSV | 345°, 18%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.92, 61.66, 66.82 |
| Yxy | 61.66, 0.3391, 0.3172 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.73, 17.00, 0.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.53, 16.87, 0.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 76% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEC3CE
.text { color: #EEC3CE; }
.background { background-color: #EEC3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 195, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 195, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 195, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEC3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC3CE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEC3CE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3EEE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEC3CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC3CE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEC3CE: ·
How #EEC3CE 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 #EEC3CE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEC3CE?
#EEC3CE is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 195, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC3CE?
#EEC3CE is RGB 238, 195, 206 — HSL 345°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEC3CE?
Its complement is #C3EEE3; analogous partners are #EEC3E3 and #EECEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEC3CE for text?
Black text on #EEC3CE has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.