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#EECDDB — Pale Muted Pink

#EECDDB is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EECDDB 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.

#EECDDB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEEEE1; it also sits naturally between #EECEEB and #EED0CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECDDB · RGB 238, 205, 219

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Color values

HEX#EECDDB
RGB238, 205, 219
HSL335°, 49%, 87%
HSV335°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 8%, 7%
XYZ69.88, 66.95, 76.26
Yxy66.95, 0.3279, 0.3142
CIE-Lab85.48, 13.85, -2.65
Hunter Lab81.83, 13.83, -2.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECDDB

.text { color: #EECDDB; }
.background { background-color: #EECDDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECDDB

#E4AFC5#D88DAC#CE6F96#C35080#AF3C6C#8D3057#6E2644#501B31#2E101C#0F0509

Tints of #EECDDB

#EFD1DE#F1D5E1#F2D9E3#F3DDE6#F5E1E9#F5E1E9#F6E4EC#F7E8EE#F8ECF1#FAF0F4

Tones of #EECDDB

#ECD0DC#E9D2DC#E7D5DC#E5D7DD#E2D9DD#E0DCDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDDB

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 #EECDDB: ·

How #EECDDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFD8Deuteranopia · #E2E4D7Tritanopia · #ECD5D4

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 #EECDDB rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Cascade
#B12674 · #A0DA55 · #5CA4DB · #EDCBDC
Modern Ruby Saffron
#B72D61 · #71CF39 · #2D62BA · #ECCBDD
Scarlet Saffron
#35A085 · #8CD9CA · #D2768D · #EACDDA
Vivid Ruby Whisper
#1B9264 · #3FDB7F · #C62563 · #F1CADD
Misty Ruby Dusk
#22825A · #5ED4B5 · #D15187 · #EDCAD7
Crimson Ruby Lagoon
#AA193A · #49D41F · #4B6EE4 · #F2CCD8

Similar colors

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

#EDCBDC#ECCBDD#EACDDA#F1CADD#EDCAD7#F2CCD8#EFC8DE#F3CAD9#EED3D9#F2CCD6#EAD2DD#EECAD5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDDA  ·  #EECDDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDDB?

#EECDDB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 205, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDDB?

#EECDDB is RGB 238, 205, 219 — HSL 335°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDDB?

Its complement is #CEEEE1; analogous partners are #EECEEB and #EED0CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDDB for text?

Black text on #EECDDB has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.