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#EECCCE — Pale Muted Red

#EECCCE 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 #EECCCE 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.

#EECCCE 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 #CDEEEC; it also sits naturally between #EECDE0 and #EEDCCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCCE · RGB 238, 204, 206

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Color values

HEX#EECCCE
RGB238, 204, 206
HSL356°, 50%, 87%
HSV356°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 13%, 7%
XYZ67.99, 65.82, 67.51
Yxy65.82, 0.3377, 0.3269
CIE-Lab84.90, 12.25, 3.43
Hunter Lab81.13, 12.15, 3.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECCCE

.text { color: #EECCCE; }
.background { background-color: #EECCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCCE

#E4AFB2#D98C91#CF6E74#C44F57#B03B42#8E2F35#6F252A#501B1E#2E0F11#0F0506

Tints of #EECCCE

#F0D1D3#F1D5D7#F2D9DA#F4DDDE#F5E0E2#F5E0E2#F6E4E5#F7E8E9#F9ECED#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECCCE

#ECD0D1#EAD2D4#E7D4D6#E5D7D8#E2D9DA#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.16:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCCE

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 #EECCCE: ·

How #EECCCE 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 · #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 #EECCCE rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4

Similar colors

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

#F1CFD0#EBCECB#F1D1D0#EFCEC8#F1D1D1#F2D1D1#E7CCCC#EECAD5#F1D3CE#F5CBCB#E7CBCB#F2D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCCD  ·  #EECCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCCE?

#EECCCE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCCE?

#EECCCE is RGB 238, 204, 206 — HSL 356°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECCCE?

Its complement is #CDEEEC; analogous partners are #EECDE0 and #EEDCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCCE for text?

Black text on #EECCCE has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.