Palettes / Colors / #EECBCB
#EECBCB — Pale Muted Red
#EECBCB is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EECBCB 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.
#EECBCB 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 #C9EEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9DB and #EEDBC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EECBCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 203, 203 |
| HSL | 0°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 0°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.40, 65.20, 65.53 |
| Yxy | 65.20, 0.3402, 0.3291 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.59, 12.30, 4.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.75, 12.18, 4.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EECBCB
.text { color: #EECBCB; }
.background { background-color: #EECBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EECBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECBCB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EECBCB
Tints of #EECBCB
Tones of #EECBCB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9EEEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EECBCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBCB
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 #EECBCB: ·
How #EECBCB 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 #EECBCB 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EECBCB?
#EECBCB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBCB?
#EECBCB is RGB 238, 203, 203 — HSL 0°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #EECBCB?
Its complement is #C9EEEE; analogous partners are #EEC9DB and #EEDBC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EECBCB for text?
Black text on #EECBCB has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.