Palettes / Colors / #EED3DA
#EED3DA — Pale Muted Pink
#EED3DA 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 #EED3DA 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.
#EED3DA 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 #D3EEE7; it also sits naturally between #EED3E8 and #EED9D3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EED3DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 211, 218 |
| HSL | 344°, 44%, 88% |
| HSV | 344°, 11%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 11%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.21, 69.83, 76.05 |
| Yxy | 69.83, 0.3280, 0.3217 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.91, 10.53, -0.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.56, 10.50, -0.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 83% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EED3DA
.text { color: #EED3DA; }
.background { background-color: #EED3DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED3DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 211, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 44%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED3DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 211, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED3DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 211, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EED3DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED3DA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EED3DA
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Tones of #EED3DA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3EEE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EED3DA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED3DA
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 #EED3DA: ·
How #EED3DA 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 #EED3DA 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 #EED3DA?
#EED3DA is Pale Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 238, 211, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EED3DA?
#EED3DA is RGB 238, 211, 218 — HSL 344°, 44%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EED3DA?
Its complement is #D3EEE7; analogous partners are #EED3E8 and #EED9D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EED3DA for text?
Black text on #EED3DA has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.