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#EECCCD — Pale Muted Red

#EECCCD 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 #EECCCD 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.

#EECCCD 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 #CDEEED; it also sits naturally between #EECDDF and #EEDDCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCCD · RGB 238, 204, 205

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Color values

HEX#EECCCD
RGB238, 204, 205
HSL358°, 50%, 87%
HSV358°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 7%
XYZ67.87, 65.77, 66.88
Yxy65.77, 0.3385, 0.3280
CIE-Lab84.88, 12.09, 3.92
Hunter Lab81.10, 11.98, 3.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCCD

.text { color: #EECCCD; }
.background { background-color: #EECCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCCD

#E4AFB0#D98C8F#CF6E71#C44F53#B03B3F#8E2F32#6F2527#501B1D#2E0F10#0F0505

Tints of #EECCCD

#F0D1D2#F1D5D6#F2D9DA#F4DDDD#F5E0E1#F5E0E1#F6E4E5#F7E8E9#F9ECEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECCCD

#ECD0D1#EAD2D3#E7D4D5#E5D7D7#E2D9DA#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCCD

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 #EECCCD: ·

How #EECCCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFCDDeuteranopia · #E1E4CDTritanopia · #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 #EECCCD rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
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#F1CFD0#EFCEC8#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#E7CCCC#F5CBCB#E7CBCB#F2D1D1#F1D3CE#F3D0C8#EECAD5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCCC  ·  #EECCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCCD?

#EECCCD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 204, 205). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCCD?

#EECCCD is RGB 238, 204, 205 — HSL 358°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECCCD?

Its complement is #CDEEED; analogous partners are #EECDDF and #EEDDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCCD for text?

Black text on #EECCCD has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.