Palettes / Colors / #EEDADE
#EEDADE — Pale Muted Red
#EEDADE 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 #EEDADE 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.
#EEDADE 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 #D9EDE9; it also sits naturally between #EDD9E7 and #EDDFD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 218, 222 |
| HSL | 348°, 37%, 89% |
| HSV | 348°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 7%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.52, 73.59, 79.44 |
| Yxy | 73.59, 0.3245, 0.3248 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.73, 7.55, 0.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.79, 7.54, 0.50 |
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
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CSS code for #EEDADE
.text { color: #EEDADE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 218, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 218, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 218, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDADE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDADE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9EDE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDADE
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 #EEDADE: ·
How #EEDADE 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 #EEDADE 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 #EEDADE?
#EEDADE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 218, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDADE?
#EEDADE is RGB 238, 218, 222 — HSL 348°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDADE?
Its complement is #D9EDE9; analogous partners are #EDD9E7 and #EDDFD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDADE for text?
Black text on #EEDADE has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.