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#EECBCC — Pale Muted Red

#EECBCC 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 #EECBCC 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.

#EECBCC 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 #C9EEEC; it also sits naturally between #EEC9DD and #EEDAC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBCC · RGB 238, 203, 204

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Color values

HEX#EECBCC
RGB238, 203, 204
HSL358°, 51%, 86%
HSV358°, 15%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 14%, 7%
XYZ67.51, 65.25, 66.16
Yxy65.25, 0.3394, 0.3280
CIE-Lab84.61, 12.45, 4.07
Hunter Lab80.78, 12.34, 3.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EECBCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECBCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EECBCC

.text { color: #EECBCC; }
.background { background-color: #EECBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECBCC

#E4AAAC#DA8B8E#CE696C#C44A4E#AD383C#8E2E31#702427#4D191B#2E0F10#0F0505

Tints of #EECBCC

#EFCDCE#F0D1D2#F1D5D6#F3D8D9#F4DCDD#F5E0E1#F6E4E5#F8E8E8#F9ECEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECBCC

#EBCCCD#E8CECF#E6D1D2#E3D3D4#E1D6D6#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9EEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EECBCC: ·

How #EECBCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFCCDeuteranopia · #E1E4CCTritanopia · #ECCCCC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECBCC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette Fbefef
#FBEFEF · #FFE2E2 · #F5CBCB · #C5B3D3
Palette 9ecad6
#9ECAD6 · #748DAE · #F5CBCB · #FFEAEA
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#F5CBCB#E7CCCC#E7CBCB#EAC7C7#F1D1D0#F2CBC5#F3D0C8#F1D1D1#F2D1D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBCB  ·  #EECBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBCC?

#EECBCC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 203, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBCC?

#EECBCC is RGB 238, 203, 204 — HSL 358°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBCC?

Its complement is #C9EEEC; analogous partners are #EEC9DD and #EEDAC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBCC for text?

Black text on #EECBCC has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.