Palettes / Colors / #EECEE2

#EECEE2 — Pale Muted Pink

#EECEE2 is a pink color we call Pale Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

#EECEE2 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 #CEEEDA; it also sits naturally between #EACEEE and #EECED2. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECEE2

.text { color: #EECEE2; }
.background { background-color: #EECEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(323, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECEE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECEE2: #000000.

How #EECEE2 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 #EECEE2 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

← #EECEE1  ·  #EECEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEE2?

#EECEE2 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 206, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEE2?

#EECEE2 is RGB 238, 206, 226 — HSL 323°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEE2?

Its complement is #CEEEDA; analogous partners are #EACEEE and #EECED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECEE2 for text?

Black text on #EECEE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.