Palettes / Colors / #EED9DB
#EED9DB — Pale Muted Red
#EED9DB is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EED9DB 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.
#EED9DB 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 #D8EEEB; it also sits naturally between #EED8E5 and #EEE1D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EED9DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 217, 219 |
| HSL | 354°, 38%, 89% |
| HSV | 354°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.86, 72.92, 77.25 |
| Yxy | 72.92, 0.3267, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.41, 7.56, 1.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.39, 7.55, 1.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 85% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · 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 #EED9DB
.text { color: #EED9DB; }
.background { background-color: #EED9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 217, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 38%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 217, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 217, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EED9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED9DB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EED9DB
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Tones of #EED9DB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8EEEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EED9DB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED9DB
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 #EED9DB: ·
How #EED9DB 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 #EED9DB 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 #EED9DB?
#EED9DB is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 217, 219). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EED9DB?
#EED9DB is RGB 238, 217, 219 — HSL 354°, 38%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EED9DB?
Its complement is #D8EEEB; analogous partners are #EED8E5 and #EEE1D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EED9DB for text?
Black text on #EED9DB has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.