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#EEDBDC — Pale Muted Red

#EEDBDC 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 #EEDBDC 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.

#EEDBDC 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 #DCEFEE; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE6 and #EFE5DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBDC · RGB 238, 219, 220

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Color values

HEX#EEDBDC
RGB238, 219, 220
HSL357°, 36%, 90%
HSV357°, 8%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 8%, 7%
XYZ73.51, 74.01, 78.12
Yxy74.01, 0.3258, 0.3280
CIE-Lab88.93, 6.69, 1.86
Hunter Lab86.03, 6.68, 1.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDBDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDBDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDBDC

.text { color: #EEDBDC; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDBDC

#E0BDBF#D3A1A4#C48285#B7666A#A34D51#843E42#683134#492224#2D1516#0E0707

Tints of #EEDBDC

#F0E0E1#F0E0E1#F2E3E4#F2E3E4#F4E7E7#F5EAEB#F5EAEB#F7EEEE#F7EEEE#F8F1F1

Tones of #EEDBDC

#EDDEDE#ECDFE0#EBE0E1#E9E2E2#E8E3E3#E7E4E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBDC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEDBDC: ·

How #EEDBDC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E6E6DCDeuteranopia · #E7E8DCTritanopia · #EDDCDC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEDBDC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9
Tender Ruby Bloom
#AD3142 · #49C137 · #3446B8 · #EED7DC
Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Honey Petal
#A1372E · #58CF61 · #6359D0 · #EEDCD7

Similar colors

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

#F0DBDB#F0D9DA#EED7DC#EDD9E0#EFD7DE#EEDCD7#EDDFE0#ECDED7#EAD8E0#F2D7D9#F4DADA#EAE0DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBDB  ·  #EEDBDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBDC?

#EEDBDC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 219, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBDC?

#EEDBDC is RGB 238, 219, 220 — HSL 357°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBDC?

Its complement is #DCEFEE; analogous partners are #EFDCE6 and #EFE5DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBDC for text?

Black text on #EEDBDC has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.