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#EECFCF — Pale Muted Red

#EECFCF 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 #EECFCF 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.

#EECFCF 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 #CEEEEE; it also sits naturally between #EECEDE and #EEDECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EECFCF · RGB 238, 207, 207

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Color values

HEX#EECFCF
RGB238, 207, 207
HSL0°, 48%, 87%
HSV0°, 13%, 93%
CMYK0%, 13%, 13%, 7%
XYZ68.84, 67.31, 68.40
Yxy67.31, 0.3365, 0.3291
CIE-Lab85.66, 10.83, 3.99
Hunter Lab82.04, 10.74, 3.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EECFCF

.text { color: #EECFCF; }
.background { background-color: #EECFCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EECFCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 207, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EECFCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 207, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EECFCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 207, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EECFCF

#E3B0B0#D78E8E#CD7070#C25151#AE3D3D#8C3131#6D2626#4F1C1C#2D1010#0F0505

Tints of #EECFCF

#EFD2D2#F0D5D5#F2D9D9#F3DDDD#F4E1E1#F4E1E1#F6E5E5#F7E8E8#F8ECEC#FAF0F0

Tones of #EECFCF

#EBD0D0#E9D3D3#E7D5D5#E5D7D7#E2D9D9#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #EECFCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EECFCF

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 #EECFCF: ·

How #EECFCF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E0CFDeuteranopia · #E2E5CFTritanopia · #ECCFCF

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 #EECFCF rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4
Serene Tempest
#EBCECB · #B14239 · #89362F · #4E201D
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

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

#F1CFD0#F1D1D0#F1D1D1#F2D1D1#EBCECB#F1D3CE#F2D2D2#EFCEC8#EBD4D4#F1D4D4#EECAD5#F5D2D2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EECFCE  ·  #EECFD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EECFCF?

#EECFCF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 207, 207). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EECFCF?

#EECFCF is RGB 238, 207, 207 — HSL 0°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #EECFCF?

Its complement is #CEEEEE; analogous partners are #EECEDE and #EEDECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EECFCF for text?

Black text on #EECFCF has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.