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#eccdd4

a pale, soft red · warm · closest name: Misty Rose

RGB
236, 205, 212
HSL
347°, 45%, 87%
CMYK
0, 13, 10, 8
Luminance
0.6625

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eccdd4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eccdd4
Hue
347°
red
Saturation
45%
soft
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6625
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
24/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
14.25:1
Closest name
Misty Rose
ΔE2000 6.7
Where it sits
Hue347° of 360°
Saturation45%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool24% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#eccdd4
RGBrgb(236, 205, 212)
HSLhsl(347, 45%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 8%)
LABlab(85.1 12.0 0.5)
LCHlch(85.1 12.0 2.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.876 0.036 2.6)
Decimal15519188
Display P3color(display-p3 0.925 0.804 0.831)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eccdd4;
background-color: #eccdd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eccdd4] bg-[#eccdd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eccdd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.804, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eccdd4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFECCDD4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(212, 205, 236)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eccdd4 · 14.25:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.25:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #eccdd4 as text scores 1.47:1 on white and 14.25:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eccdd4 on white: 1.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eccdd4 on black: 14.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D1D2D4
deuteranopia · #D8D7D3
tritanopia · #F2CBCF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eccdd4 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5F6
#F5EAED
#eccdd4
#E0AEB9
#D18596
#C15C73
#B1435C
#94384D
#762D3D
#56242F
#36161E
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #FAF5F6Darkest = 950 · #36161E
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5F6;
  --brand-100: #F5EAED;
  --brand-200: #eccdd4;
  --brand-300: #E0AEB9;
  --brand-400: #D18596;
  --brand-500: #C15C73;
  --brand-600: #B1435C;
  --brand-700: #94384D;
  --brand-800: #762D3D;
  --brand-900: #56242F;
  --brand-950: #36161E;
  --brand: #eccdd4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eccdd4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#E9C4CC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5D
Captions on the surface
Accent#359767
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5C2330
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8EDEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241417
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #eccdd4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CDECE5
Analogous left#ECCDE4
Analogous right#ECD6CD
Split-complement 1#CDECD6
Split-complement 2#CDE4EC
Triadic 1#D4ECCD
Triadic 2#CDD4EC
Tetradic#E4ECCD

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green80.4%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta13.1%
Yellow10.2%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#eccdd4 text on a black background

contrast 14.25:1

Card sample

#eccdd4 text on a white background

contrast 1.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eccdd4;
Background color
Panel with #eccdd4 background
background-color: #eccdd4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eccdd4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 205, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 205, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eccdd4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eccdd4, #ECDBCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eccdd4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eccdd4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#eccdd4, answered

What color is #eccdd4?

#eccdd4 is a pale soft red, closest to Misty Rose (ΔE2000 6.7). It sits at 347° on the hue wheel with 45% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eccdd4?

rgb(236, 205, 212) — 236 red, 205 green and 212 blue out of 255, or 92.5% / 80.4% / 83.1% by channel.

Is #eccdd4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6625 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 14.25:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eccdd4?

Black. It scores 14.25:1 against #eccdd4, versus 1.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eccdd4?

#CDECE5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CDECD6 and #CDE4EC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eccdd4?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #E9C4CC for borders, #9B4B5D for secondary text, #359767 as an accent and #5C2330 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ECCDE4 and #ECD6CD stays calm, while #CDECE5 is the loudest partner.

What is #eccdd4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #eccdd4 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 24 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ECD1CD; nudged cooler, #EDCCE0.

Work with #eccdd4 in the Color Lab