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#EECDCC — Pale Muted Red

#EECDCC 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 #EECDCC 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.

#EECDCC 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 #CDEDEE; it also sits naturally between #EECDDD and #EEDFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECDCC · RGB 238, 205, 204

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Color values

HEX#EECDCC
RGB238, 205, 204
HSL2°, 50%, 87%
HSV2°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 14%, 7%
XYZ67.99, 66.20, 66.32
Yxy66.20, 0.3391, 0.3302
CIE-Lab85.10, 11.40, 4.77
Hunter Lab81.36, 11.30, 4.36

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

CSS code for #EECDCC

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

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

Shades of #EECDCC

#E4B0AF#D98F8C#CF716E#C4534F#B03F3B#8E322F#6F2725#501D1B#2E100F#0F0505

Tints of #EECDCC

#F0D2D1#F1D6D5#F2DAD9#F4DDDD#F5E1E0#F5E1E0#F6E5E4#F7E9E8#F9ECEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECDCC

#ECD1D0#EAD3D2#E7D5D4#E5D7D7#E2DAD9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDCC

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 #EECDCC: ·

How #EECDCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFCCDeuteranopia · #E2E4CCTritanopia · #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 #EECDCC 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 F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Radiant Twilight
#F3D0C8 · #F2F7D9 · #C7F2CD · #C8EFF3

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F1D3CE#F3D0C8#F1D1D1#E7CCCC#F5CBCB#E7CBCB#F2D1D1#F2CBC5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDCB  ·  #EECDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDCC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDCC?

#EECDCC is RGB 238, 205, 204 — HSL 2°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDCC?

Its complement is #CDEDEE; analogous partners are #EECDDD and #EEDFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDCC for text?

Black text on #EECDCC has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.