Palettes / Colors / #EECEDF

#EECEDF — Pale Muted Pink

#EECEDF 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 #EECEDF 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.

#EECEDF 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 #EDCEEE and #EECECF. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECEDF

.text { color: #EECEDF; }
.background { background-color: #EECEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECEDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECEDF

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 #EECEDF 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 #EECEDF 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

← #EECEDE  ·  #EECEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEDF?

#EECEDF is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEDF?

#EECEDF is RGB 238, 206, 223 — HSL 328°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEDF?

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

Can I use #EECEDF for text?

Black text on #EECEDF has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.