Palettes / Colors / #EEDADD

#EEDADD — Pale Muted Red

#EEDADD 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 #EEDADD 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.

#EEDADD 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 #D9EDEA; it also sits naturally between #EDD9E6 and #EDE0D9. 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 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEDADD

.text { color: #EEDADD; }
.background { background-color: #EEDADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 218, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 218, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 218, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDADD

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Tones of #EEDADD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9EDEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDADD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDADD

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:

How #EEDADD 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 #EEDADD 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

← #EEDADC  ·  #EEDADE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDADD?

#EEDADD is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 218, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDADD?

#EEDADD is RGB 238, 218, 221 — HSL 351°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDADD?

Its complement is #D9EDEA; analogous partners are #EDD9E6 and #EDE0D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDADD for text?

Black text on #EEDADD has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.