Palettes / Colors / #EECDDE

#EECDDE — Pale Muted Pink

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

#EECDDE 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 #CEEEDD; it also sits naturally between #EECEEE and #EECECE. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECDDE

.text { color: #EECDDE; }
.background { background-color: #EECDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECDDE

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Tones of #EECDDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECDDE: #000000.

How #EECDDE 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 #EECDDE 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

← #EECDDD  ·  #EECDDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDDE?

#EECDDE is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 205, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDDE?

#EECDDE is RGB 238, 205, 222 — HSL 329°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDDE?

Its complement is #CEEEDD; analogous partners are #EECEEE and #EECECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDDE for text?

Black text on #EECDDE has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.