Palettes / Colors / #EEC9EE

#EEC9EE — Pale Muted Pink

#EEC9EE is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#EEC9EE 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 #C9EEC9; it also sits naturally between #DBC9EE and #EEC9DB. 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 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEC9EE

.text { color: #EEC9EE; }
.background { background-color: #EEC9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEC9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 201, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEC9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 201, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEC9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 201, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEC9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEC9EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9EEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEC9EE: #000000.

How #EEC9EE 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 #EEC9EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEC9EE?

#EEC9EE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 201, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEC9EE?

#EEC9EE is RGB 238, 201, 238 — HSL 300°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEC9EE?

Its complement is #C9EEC9; analogous partners are #DBC9EE and #EEC9DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEC9EE for text?

Black text on #EEC9EE has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.