Palettes / Colors / #EA8AAA

#EA8AAA — Light Pink

#EA8AAA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EA8AAA 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.

#EA8AAA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8AEACA; it also sits naturally between #EA8ADA and #EA9A8A. 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 92% · Green 54% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA8AAA

.text { color: #EA8AAA; }
.background { background-color: #EA8AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA8AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 138, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 70%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA8AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 138, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA8AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 138, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA8AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA8AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AEACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA8AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA8AAA

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:

How #EA8AAA 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 #EA8AAA 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

← #EA8AA9  ·  #EA8AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA8AAA?

#EA8AAA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 138, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA8AAA?

#EA8AAA is RGB 234, 138, 170 — HSL 340°, 70%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA8AAA?

Its complement is #8AEACA; analogous partners are #EA8ADA and #EA9A8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA8AAA for text?

Black text on #EA8AAA has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.