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#EEDBDE — Pale Muted Red

#EEDBDE 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 #EEDBDE 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.

#EEDBDE 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 #DCEFEC; it also sits naturally between #EFDCE8 and #EFE3DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDBDE · RGB 238, 219, 222

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Color values

HEX#EEDBDE
RGB238, 219, 222
HSL351°, 36%, 90%
HSV351°, 8%, 93%
CMYK0%, 8%, 7%, 7%
XYZ73.78, 74.11, 79.52
Yxy74.11, 0.3244, 0.3259
CIE-Lab88.98, 7.03, 0.88
Hunter Lab86.09, 7.02, 0.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EEDBDE

.text { color: #EEDBDE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEDBDE

#E0BDC2#D3A1A9#C4828C#B76673#A34D5A#843E48#683139#492228#2D1519#0E0708

Tints of #EEDBDE

#F0E0E2#F0E0E2#F2E3E5#F2E3E5#F4E7E9#F5EAEC#F5EAEC#F7EEEF#F7EEEF#F8F1F2

Tones of #EEDBDE

#EDDEE0#ECDFE1#EBE0E2#E9E2E3#E8E3E4#E7E4E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.33:1 Fails
Against black text15.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBDE

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 #EEDBDE: ·

How #EEDBDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6DDDeuteranopia · #E7E8DDTritanopia · #EDDDDD

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 #EEDBDE rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Ember
#EDD9E0 · #BF5F80 · #9C4563 · #4F2131
Palette Fefcf3
#FEFCF3 · #F5EBE0 · #F0DBDB · #DBA39A
Rustic Ruby Opal
#EFD7DE · #D9A6B5 · #AC4E69 · #7D3147
Tender Ruby Bloom
#AD3142 · #49C137 · #3446B8 · #EED7DC
Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette F9ecec
#F9ECEC · #F0D9DA · #C8D9EB · #ECF2F9

Similar colors

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

#EDD9E0#F0DBDB#EFD7DE#EED7DC#EDDFE0#F0D9DA#EAD8E0#EDD6E1#EEE2DE#EEDCD7#F4DADA#F2D5DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBDD  ·  #EEDBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBDE?

#EEDBDE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 219, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBDE?

#EEDBDE is RGB 238, 219, 222 — HSL 351°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBDE?

Its complement is #DCEFEC; analogous partners are #EFDCE8 and #EFE3DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBDE for text?

Black text on #EEDBDE has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.