Palettes / Colors / #EEC9EA
#EEC9EA — Pale Muted Pink
#EEC9EA is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.
#EEC9EA 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 #C9EECC; it also sits naturally between #DFC9EE and #EEC9D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEC9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 201, 234 |
| HSL | 306°, 52%, 86% |
| HSV | 306°, 16%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 2%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.00, 65.89, 86.82 |
| Yxy | 65.89, 0.3174, 0.2945 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.94, 18.58, -11.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.17, 18.70, -11.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 79% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEC9EA
.text { color: #EEC9EA; }
.background { background-color: #EEC9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 201, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 201, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 201, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEC9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9EECC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEC9EA: #000000.
How #EEC9EA 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 #EEC9EA 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 #EEC9EA?
#EEC9EA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 201, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC9EA?
#EEC9EA is RGB 238, 201, 234 — HSL 306°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 2%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEC9EA?
Its complement is #C9EECC; analogous partners are #DFC9EE and #EEC9D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEC9EA for text?
Black text on #EEC9EA has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.