Palettes / Colors / #E2AEAE

#E2AEAE — Light Muted Red

#E2AEAE is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#E2AEAE 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 #ADE1E1; it also sits naturally between #E1ADC7 and #E1C7AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 23% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2AEAE

.text { color: #E2AEAE; }
.background { background-color: #E2AEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2AEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 47%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2AEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2AEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 174, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2AEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2AEAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADE1E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2AEAE: #000000.

How #E2AEAE 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 #E2AEAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2AEAD  ·  #E2AEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2AEAE?

#E2AEAE is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 226, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2AEAE?

#E2AEAE is RGB 226, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 47%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 23%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2AEAE?

Its complement is #ADE1E1; analogous partners are #E1ADC7 and #E1C7AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2AEAE for text?

Black text on #E2AEAE has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.