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#EEE4E2 — Pale Dusty Red

#EEE4E2 is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color MistyRose (#FFE4E1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mistyrose (#FFE4E1) — not an exact match. CSS mistyrose gives you #FFE4E1, a different color; use #EEE4E2 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.

#EEE4E2 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 #E2ECEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2E6 and #EEEAE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEE4E2 · RGB 238, 228, 226

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Color values

HEX#EEE4E2
RGB238, 228, 226
HSL10°, 26%, 91%
HSV10°, 5%, 93%
CMYK0%, 4%, 5%, 7%
XYZ76.73, 79.15, 83.19
Yxy79.15, 0.3210, 0.3311
CIE-Lab91.30, 3.05, 2.17
Hunter Lab88.97, 3.05, 2.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 89% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEE4E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEE4E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEE4E2

.text { color: #EEE4E2; }
.background { background-color: #EEE4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 228, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 228, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 228, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE4E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEE4E2

#DDC9C5#CEB1AB#BD968F#AC7B72#9A655B#7D524A#603F39#432C28#2A1B19#0D0808

Tints of #EEE4E2

#F0E7E5#F0E7E5#F2EAE9#F2EAE9#F4EDEC#F4EDEC#F6F0EF#F6F0EF#F7F3F2#F7F3F2

Tones of #EEE4E2

#EDE5E3#ECE5E4#EBE6E5#EBE6E6#EAE7E6#E9E7E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2ECEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEE4E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE4E2

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 #EEE4E2: ·

How #EEE4E2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAE2Deuteranopia · #EAEBE3Tritanopia · #EEE3E3

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 #EEE4E2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ede4e0
#EDE4E0 · #C8DBBE · #9F8772 · #665A48
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE
Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5

Similar colors

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

#EDE4E0#EFE4E4#ECE2E1#F1E2E2#EEE2DE#F2E5E5#EFE9E3#EBE6E6#ECE8E5#EDDFE0#E9E3DF#F3E1E1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEE4E1  ·  #EEE4E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE4E2?

#EEE4E2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 238, 228, 226). Its closest standard named color is MistyRose.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE4E2?

#EEE4E2 is RGB 238, 228, 226 — HSL 10°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE4E2?

Its complement is #E2ECEE; analogous partners are #EEE2E6 and #EEEAE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE4E2 for text?

Black text on #EEE4E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.