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#EFCCD2 — Pale Muted Red

#EFCCD2 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EFCCD2 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.

#EFCCD2 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 #CDEFE9; it also sits naturally between #EFCDE4 and #EFD8CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCCD2 · RGB 239, 204, 210

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Color values

HEX#EFCCD2
RGB239, 204, 210
HSL350°, 52%, 87%
HSV350°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 12%, 6%
XYZ68.82, 66.19, 70.12
Yxy66.19, 0.3355, 0.3227
CIE-Lab85.09, 13.24, 1.58
Hunter Lab81.36, 13.18, 1.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 12% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFCCD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCCD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCCD2

.text { color: #EFCCD2; }
.background { background-color: #EFCCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCCD2

#E5AEB7#DA8B98#D06C7D#C74D61#B2384D#8F2D3E#702330#511A23#2F0F14#100507

Tints of #EFCCD2

#F0D0D6#F2D4D9#F3D8DD#F4DCE0#F5E0E4#F5E0E4#F6E4E7#F8E8EA#F9ECEE#FAEFF1

Tones of #EFCCD2

#EDCFD4#EAD2D6#E8D4D7#E5D7D9#E3D9DB#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEFE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCCD2

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 #EFCCD2: ·

How #EFCCD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0D1Deuteranopia · #E2E4D0Tritanopia · #EDCFCF

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 #EFCCD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Vivid Ruby Canyon
#24C28E · #78E6AD · #DE4F7E · #F2CCD6
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Misty Ruby Dusk
#22825A · #5ED4B5 · #D15187 · #EDCAD7
Palette F4f9f9
#F4F9F9 · #F1D1D0 · #FBACCC · #F875AA

Similar colors

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

#EECAD5#F1CFD0#F2CCD6#F1D1D1#EDCAD7#F1D1D0#F2D1D1#F1C6D3#F2CCD8#F2D2D2#F3D0D7#EBCECB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCCD1  ·  #EFCCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCCD2?

#EFCCD2 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 204, 210). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCCD2?

#EFCCD2 is RGB 239, 204, 210 — HSL 350°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCCD2?

Its complement is #CDEFE9; analogous partners are #EFCDE4 and #EFD8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCCD2 for text?

Black text on #EFCCD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.