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#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.

#EECEEB · RGB 238, 206, 235

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Color values

HEX#EECEEB
RGB238, 206, 235
HSL306°, 48%, 87%
HSV306°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 1%, 7%
XYZ72.33, 68.32, 87.97
Yxy68.32, 0.3164, 0.2988
CIE-Lab86.17, 16.11, -10.13
Hunter Lab82.65, 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

Sample text in #EECEEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EECEEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #EECEEB

#E3B0DE#D78ED0#CD70C3#C251B7#AE3DA2#8C3183#6D2666#4F1C4A#2D102A#0F050E

Tints of #EECEEB

#EFD2EC#F0D5EE#F2D9EF#F3DDF1#F4E1F2#F4E1F2#F6E5F4#F7E8F6#F8ECF7#FAF0F9

Tones of #EECEEB

#EBD0E9#E9D3E7#E7D5E5#E5D7E3#E2D9E2#E0DCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEED1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.66:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #E0E0E4Deuteranopia · #E2E4E2Tritanopia · #ECDEDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EECEEB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Terrace
#861962 · #9FD72C · #258FC2 · #F0CFEA
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Dusty Drift
#ECCFE8 · #C685BD · #963B89 · #3B1735
Frozen Ruby Cinder
#902481 · #BDD044 · #3ABACE · #EBCBEB
Tranquil Ruby Harbor
#27843F · #70D597 · #D36CB9 · #ECCFE6
Lucky Ruby Bloom
#C123A6 · #BDDA33 · #4AC4DE · #EFCAE6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0CFEA#EFD1EB#ECCFE8#EBCBEB#ECCFE6#EFCAE6#F4CCE9#EDCBF1#EEC8EF#F2D4EA#EFC7E8#EED5EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECEEA  ·  #EECEEC →

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.