Palettes / Colors / #EEDCDC
#EEDCDC — Pale Muted Red
#EEDCDC 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 #EEDCDC 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.
#EEDCDC 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 #DDEEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDDE6 and #EEE6DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDCDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 220, 220 |
| HSL | 0°, 35%, 90% |
| HSV | 0°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.77, 74.53, 78.21 |
| Yxy | 74.53, 0.3257, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.17, 6.17, 2.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.33, 6.16, 2.10 |
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
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CSS code for #EEDCDC
.text { color: #EEDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDCDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDCDC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDCDC
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Tones of #EEDCDC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEEEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDCDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCDC
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 #EEDCDC: ·
How #EEDCDC 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 #EEDCDC 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 #EEDCDC?
#EEDCDC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 238, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCDC?
#EEDCDC is RGB 238, 220, 220 — HSL 0°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDCDC?
Its complement is #DDEEEE; analogous partners are #EEDDE6 and #EEE6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDCDC for text?
Black text on #EEDCDC has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.