Palettes / Colors / #EECEEB
#EECEEB — Pale Muted Pink
#EECEEB 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 #EECEEB 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.
#EECEEB 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 #CEEED1; it also sits naturally between #E1CEEE and #EECEDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EECEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 206, 235 |
| HSL | 306°, 48%, 87% |
| HSV | 306°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.33, 68.32, 87.97 |
| Yxy | 68.32, 0.3164, 0.2988 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.17, 16.11, -10.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.65, 16.22, -10.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EECEEB
.text { color: #EECEEB; }
.background { background-color: #EECEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 206, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EECEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECEEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEEED1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EECEEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECEEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EECEEB: ·
How #EECEEB 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 #EECEEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EECEEB?
#EECEEB is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EECEEB?
#EECEEB is RGB 238, 206, 235 — HSL 306°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #EECEEB?
Its complement is #CEEED1; analogous partners are #E1CEEE and #EECEDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EECEEB for text?
Black text on #EECEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.