Palettes / Colors / #EECFCB
#EECFCB — Pale Muted Red
#EECFCB is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EECFCB 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.
#EECFCB is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C9E9EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9D7 and #EEE0C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EECFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 207, 203 |
| HSL | 7°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 7°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 68.35, 67.11, 65.85 |
| Yxy | 67.11, 0.3395, 0.3334 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.56, 10.20, 5.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.92, 10.10, 5.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EECFCB
.text { color: #EECFCB; }
.background { background-color: #EECFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EECFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EECFCB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EECFCB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9E9EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EECFCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFCB
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 #EECFCB: ·
How #EECFCB 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 #EECFCB 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 #EECFCB?
#EECFCB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFCB?
#EECFCB is RGB 238, 207, 203 — HSL 7°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #EECFCB?
Its complement is #C9E9EE; analogous partners are #EEC9D7 and #EEE0C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EECFCB for text?
Black text on #EECFCB has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.