Palettes / Colors / #EECECE

#EECECE — Pale Muted Red

#EECECE is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

#EECECE 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 #CEEEEE; it also sits naturally between #EECEDE and #EEDECE. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECECE

.text { color: #EECECE; }
.background { background-color: #EECECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECECE: #000000.

How #EECECE 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 #EECECE 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

← #EECECD  ·  #EECECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECECE?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECECE?

#EECECE is RGB 238, 206, 206 — HSL 0°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECECE?

Its complement is #CEEEEE; analogous partners are #EECEDE and #EEDECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECECE for text?

Black text on #EECECE has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.