Palettes / Colors / #EECECB

#EECECB — Pale Muted Red

#EECECB 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 #EECECB 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.

#EECECB 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 #C9EAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9D8 and #EEDEC9. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECECB

.text { color: #EECECB; }
.background { background-color: #EECECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9EAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECECB

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 #EECECB 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 #EECECB 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

← #EECECA  ·  #EECECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECECB?

#EECECB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECECB?

#EECECB is RGB 238, 206, 203 — HSL 5°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECECB?

Its complement is #C9EAEE; analogous partners are #EEC9D8 and #EEDEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECECB for text?

Black text on #EECECB has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.