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#EECCCF — Pale Muted Red

#EECCCF 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 #EECCCF 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.

#EECCCF 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 #EECDE1 and #EEDBCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECCCF · RGB 238, 204, 207

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Color values

HEX#EECCCF
RGB238, 204, 207
HSL355°, 50%, 87%
HSV355°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 13%, 7%
XYZ68.12, 65.87, 68.16
Yxy65.87, 0.3370, 0.3259
CIE-Lab84.93, 12.41, 2.93
Hunter Lab81.16, 12.31, 2.70

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

CSS code for #EECCCF

.text { color: #EECCCF; }
.background { background-color: #EECCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 204, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 204, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 204, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECCCF

#E4AFB3#D98C93#CF6E76#C44F59#B03B44#8E2F37#6F252B#501B1F#2E0F12#0F0506

Tints of #EECCCF

#F0D1D4#F1D5D7#F2D9DB#F4DDDE#F5E0E2#F5E0E2#F6E4E6#F7E8E9#F9ECED#FAF0F1

Tones of #EECCCF

#ECD0D2#EAD2D4#E7D4D6#E5D7D8#E2D9DA#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECCCF

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 #EECCCF: ·

How #EECCCF 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 · #ECCECE

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 #EECCCF rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
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#F1D1D1#EECAD5#F2D1D1#EFCEC8#E7CCCC#F1D3CE#F2D2D2#F1C6D3#F2CCD6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECCCE  ·  #EECCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECCCF?

#EECCCF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 204, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECCCF?

#EECCCF is RGB 238, 204, 207 — HSL 355°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECCCF?

Its complement is #CDEEEC; analogous partners are #EECDE1 and #EEDBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECCCF for text?

Black text on #EECCCF has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.