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#EECBCF — Pale Muted Red

#EECBCF 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 #EECBCF 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.

#EECBCF 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 #C9EEE9; it also sits naturally between #EEC9E0 and #EED7C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECBCF · RGB 238, 203, 207

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Color values

HEX#EECBCF
RGB238, 203, 207
HSL353°, 51%, 86%
HSV353°, 15%, 93%
CMYK0%, 15%, 13%, 7%
XYZ67.88, 65.39, 68.08
Yxy65.39, 0.3371, 0.3248
CIE-Lab84.69, 12.93, 2.58
Hunter Lab80.87, 12.83, 2.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECBCF

.text { color: #EECBCF; }
.background { background-color: #EECBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 203, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 203, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 203, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECBCF

#E4AAB1#DA8B95#CE6975#C44A58#AD3846#8E2E39#70242D#4D191F#2E0F13#0F0506

Tints of #EECBCF

#EFCDD1#F0D1D4#F1D5D8#F3D8DC#F4DCDF#F5E0E3#F6E4E6#F8E8EA#F9ECED#FAF0F1

Tones of #EECBCF

#EBCCCF#E8CED1#E6D1D3#E3D3D5#E1D6D7#DED9D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9EEE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECBCF

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 #EECBCF: ·

How #EECBCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFCEDeuteranopia · #E1E4CETritanopia · #ECCDCD

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 #EECBCF rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8

Similar colors

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

#F1CFD0#EBCECB#EECAD5#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#F1C6D3#F2D1D1#EFCEC8#E7CCCC#F5CBCB#E7CBCB#EDCAD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECBCE  ·  #EECBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECBCF?

#EECBCF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 203, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECBCF?

#EECBCF is RGB 238, 203, 207 — HSL 353°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECBCF?

Its complement is #C9EEE9; analogous partners are #EEC9E0 and #EED7C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECBCF for text?

Black text on #EECBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.