Palettes / Colors / #EED9DC

#EED9DC — Pale Muted Red

#EED9DC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

#EED9DC 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 #D8EEEA; it also sits naturally between #EED8E6 and #EEE0D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #EED9DC

.text { color: #EED9DC; }
.background { background-color: #EED9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 217, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 38%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 217, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 217, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED9DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8EEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED9DC: #000000.

How #EED9DC 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 #EED9DC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED9DC?

#EED9DC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 217, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED9DC?

#EED9DC is RGB 238, 217, 220 — HSL 351°, 38%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED9DC?

Its complement is #D8EEEA; analogous partners are #EED8E6 and #EEE0D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED9DC for text?

Black text on #EED9DC has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.