Palettes / Colors / #EEC4CD

#EEC4CD — Pale Red

#EEC4CD 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 #EEC4CD 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.

#EEC4CD 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 #C4EEE5; it also sits naturally between #EEC4E2 and #EED0C4. 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 77% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEC4CD

.text { color: #EEC4CD; }
.background { background-color: #EEC4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 196, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 55%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 196, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 196, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC4CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4EEE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC4CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEC4CD

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 #EEC4CD 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 #EEC4CD 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

← #EEC4CC  ·  #EEC4CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC4CD?

#EEC4CD is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 196, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC4CD?

#EEC4CD is RGB 238, 196, 205 — HSL 347°, 55%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC4CD?

Its complement is #C4EEE5; analogous partners are #EEC4E2 and #EED0C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC4CD for text?

Black text on #EEC4CD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.