Palettes / Colors / #EECDD2

#EECDD2 — Pale Muted Red

#EECDD2 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 #EECDD2 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.

#EECDD2 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 #CEEEE9; it also sits naturally between #EECEE3 and #EED9CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECDD2

.text { color: #EECDD2; }
.background { background-color: #EECDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EECDD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDD2

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:

How #EECDD2 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECDD2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDD1  ·  #EECDD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDD2?

#EECDD2 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 205, 210). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDD2?

#EECDD2 is RGB 238, 205, 210 — HSL 351°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDD2?

Its complement is #CEEEE9; analogous partners are #EECEE3 and #EED9CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDD2 for text?

Black text on #EECDD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.