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#EECECC — Pale Muted Red

#EECECC 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 #EECECC 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.

#EECECC 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 #CDECEE; it also sits naturally between #EECDDC and #EEE0CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECECC · RGB 238, 206, 204

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Color values

HEX#EECECC
RGB238, 206, 204
HSL4°, 50%, 87%
HSV4°, 14%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 14%, 7%
XYZ68.23, 66.68, 66.40
Yxy66.68, 0.3389, 0.3312
CIE-Lab85.34, 10.88, 5.12
Hunter Lab81.66, 10.78, 4.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECECC

.text { color: #EECECC; }
.background { background-color: #EECECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECECC

#E4B2AF#D9918C#CF746E#C4574F#B0423B#8E352F#6F2A25#501E1B#2E110F#0F0605

Tints of #EECECC

#F0D3D1#F1D7D5#F2DAD9#F4DEDD#F5E2E0#F5E2E0#F6E5E4#F7E9E8#F9EDEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECECC

#ECD1D0#EAD4D2#E7D6D4#E5D8D7#E2DAD9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDECEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECECC

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 #EECECC: ·

How #EECECC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0CCDeuteranopia · #E2E4CDTritanopia · #ECCDCD

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 #EECECC rather than the exact color:

Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2

Similar colors

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

#EBCECB#EFCEC8#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F1D3CE#F1D1D1#F3D0C8#F2D1D1#E7CCCC#F5CBCB#E7CBCB#F2D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECECB  ·  #EECECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECECC?

#EECECC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 206, 204). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECECC?

#EECECC is RGB 238, 206, 204 — HSL 4°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECECC?

Its complement is #CDECEE; analogous partners are #EECDDC and #EEE0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECECC for text?

Black text on #EECECC has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.