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#EFCCD3 — Pale Muted Red

#EFCCD3 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 #EFCCD3 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.

#EFCCD3 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 #CDEFE8; it also sits naturally between #EFCDE5 and #EFD7CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFCCD3 · RGB 239, 204, 211

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Color values

HEX#EFCCD3
RGB239, 204, 211
HSL348°, 52%, 87%
HSV348°, 15%, 94%
CMYK0%, 15%, 12%, 6%
XYZ68.95, 66.24, 70.78
Yxy66.24, 0.3348, 0.3216
CIE-Lab85.12, 13.40, 1.09
Hunter Lab81.39, 13.34, 1.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 80% · Blue 83%

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 #EFCCD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFCCD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFCCD3

.text { color: #EFCCD3; }
.background { background-color: #EFCCD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFCCD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 204, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFCCD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 204, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFCCD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 204, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFCCD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFCCD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFCCD3

#E5AEB9#DA8B9B#D06C80#C74D65#B23851#8F2D41#702333#511A25#2F0F15#100507

Tints of #EFCCD3

#F0D0D7#F2D4DA#F3D8DE#F4DCE1#F5E0E4#F5E0E4#F6E4E8#F8E8EB#F9ECEE#FAEFF2

Tones of #EFCCD3

#EDCFD5#EAD2D6#E8D4D8#E5D7D9#E3D9DB#E0DCDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDEFE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFCCD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFCCD3

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 #EFCCD3: ·

How #EFCCD3 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 · #E2E4D1Tritanopia · #EDD0D0

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 #EFCCD3 rather than the exact color:

Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Vivid Ruby Canyon
#24C28E · #78E6AD · #DE4F7E · #F2CCD6
Electric Ruby Dusk
#8E1A22 · #4FDC44 · #3B46DB · #F1CFD0
Misty Ruby Dusk
#22825A · #5ED4B5 · #D15187 · #EDCAD7
Palette 7d5a5a
#7D5A5A · #F1D1D1 · #F3E1E1 · #FAF2F2
Crimson Ruby Lagoon
#AA193A · #49D41F · #4B6EE4 · #F2CCD8

Similar colors

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

#EECAD5#F2CCD6#F1CFD0#EDCAD7#F1D1D1#F2CCD8#F2D1D1#F1D1D0#F1C6D3#F2D2D2#F3D0D7#F3CAD9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFCCD2  ·  #EFCCD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFCCD3?

#EFCCD3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 239, 204, 211). Its closest standard named color is Pink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFCCD3?

#EFCCD3 is RGB 239, 204, 211 — HSL 348°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFCCD3?

Its complement is #CDEFE8; analogous partners are #EFCDE5 and #EFD7CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFCCD3 for text?

Black text on #EFCCD3 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.