Palettes / Colors / #EECEE4

#EECEE4 — Pale Muted Pink

#EECEE4 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 #EECEE4 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.

#EECEE4 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 #CEEED8; it also sits naturally between #E8CEEE and #EECED4. 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 4% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EECEE4

.text { color: #EECEE4; }
.background { background-color: #EECEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EECEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECEE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EECEE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECEE4

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 #EECEE4 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 #EECEE4 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

← #EECEE3  ·  #EECEE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECEE4?

#EECEE4 is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 206, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEE4?

#EECEE4 is RGB 238, 206, 228 — HSL 319°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECEE4?

Its complement is #CEEED8; analogous partners are #E8CEEE and #EECED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECEE4 for text?

Black text on #EECEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.