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#EA8AAB — Light Pink

#EA8AAB 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 #EA8AAB 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.

#EA8AAB 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 #8AEAC9; it also sits naturally between #EA8ADC and #EA988A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA8AAB · RGB 234, 138, 171

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Color values

HEX#EA8AAB
RGB234, 138, 171
HSL339°, 70%, 73%
HSV339°, 41%, 92%
CMYK0%, 41%, 27%, 8%
XYZ50.37, 38.61, 43.33
Yxy38.61, 0.3807, 0.2918
CIE-Lab68.47, 40.54, -1.47
Hunter Lab62.14, 39.90, -1.27

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

Sample text in #EA8AAB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA8AAB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA8AAB

.text { color: #EA8AAB; }
.background { background-color: #EA8AAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA8AAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 138, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(339, 70%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA8AAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 138, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA8AAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 138, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA8AAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA8AAB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA8AAB

#E56C96#E04D80#DA2F6B#C3225B#A91E4F#8B1840#6C1332#4E0E24#300816#110308

Tints of #EA8AAB

#EC93B2#EEA0BB#F0A8C1#F1B1C7#F4BED1#F5C7D7#F7CFDD#F8D8E3#FAE5EC#FCEEF3

Tones of #EA8AAB

#E391AE#DD98B0#D69FB2#CFA5B4#C8ACB6#C1B3B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AEAC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.41:1 Fails
Against black text8.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA8AAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA8AAB

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 #EA8AAB: ·

How #EA8AAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C0C0A3Deuteranopia · #C6CDA1Tritanopia · #E59D9B

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA8AAB rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Palette Ffedfa
#FFEDFA · #FFB8E0 · #EC7FA9 · #BE5985
Palette Fceef5
#FCEEF5 · #F3BAD6 · #EA86B6 · #E05297

Similar colors

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

#EB8EA9#EA85A8#E88EB4#E688A1#EC7FA9#EA86B6#E87FA6#E486B5#F48FB1#EA97AD#E493B3#F080A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA8AAA  ·  #EA8AAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA8AAB?

#EA8AAB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 138, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA8AAB?

#EA8AAB is RGB 234, 138, 171 — HSL 339°, 70%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA8AAB?

Its complement is #8AEAC9; analogous partners are #EA8ADC and #EA988A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA8AAB for text?

Black text on #EA8AAB has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.