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#EECDEC — Pale Muted Pink

#EECDEC 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 #EECDEC 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.

#EECDEC 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 #CEEED0; it also sits naturally between #E0CEEE and #EECEDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECDEC · RGB 238, 205, 236

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Color values

HEX#EECDEC
RGB238, 205, 236
HSL304°, 49%, 87%
HSV304°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 1%, 7%
XYZ72.23, 67.90, 88.66
Yxy67.90, 0.3157, 0.2968
CIE-Lab85.95, 16.82, -10.97
Hunter Lab82.40, 16.94, -11.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECDEC

.text { color: #EECDEC; }
.background { background-color: #EECDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 205, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 205, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 205, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECDEC

#E4AFE0#D88DD3#CE6FC7#C350BC#AF3CA7#8D3086#6E2669#501B4C#2E102C#0F050F

Tints of #EECDEC

#EFD1ED#F1D5EF#F2D9F0#F3DDF2#F5E1F3#F5E1F3#F6E4F5#F7E8F6#F8ECF8#FAF0F9

Tones of #EECDEC

#ECD0EA#E9D2E8#E7D5E6#E5D7E4#E2D9E2#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEED0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECDEC

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 #EECDEC: ·

How #EECDEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0DFE4Deuteranopia · #E2E4E3Tritanopia · #ECDFDD

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 #EECDEC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Crimson Canyon
#3DA622 · #92DD5B · #C664DF · #EEC8EF

Similar colors

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

#F0CFEA#EBCBEB#EFD1EB#ECCFE8#EDCBF1#EEC8EF#ECCFE6#EFCAE6#F4CCE9#EFC7E8#F0C6EC#EBC7E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECDEB  ·  #EECDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECDEC?

#EECDEC is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 205, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECDEC?

#EECDEC is RGB 238, 205, 236 — HSL 304°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECDEC?

Its complement is #CEEED0; analogous partners are #E0CEEE and #EECEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECDEC for text?

Black text on #EECDEC has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.