Palettes / Colors / #EA9EAE
#EA9EAE — Light Red
#EA9EAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EA9EAE 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.
#EA9EAE is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #9FEADA; it also sits naturally between #EA9FD5 and #EAB49F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA9EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 158, 174 |
| HSL | 347°, 64%, 77% |
| HSV | 347°, 32%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 32%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 53.80, 45.00, 45.90 |
| Yxy | 45.00, 0.3718, 0.3110 |
| CIE-Lab | 72.89, 30.44, 3.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.08, 29.80, 2.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 62% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA9EAE
.text { color: #EA9EAE; }
.background { background-color: #EA9EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA9EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 158, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 64%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA9EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 158, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA9EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 158, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA9EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA9EAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FEADA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EA9EAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA9EAE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EA9EAE: ·
How #EA9EAE 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 #EA9EAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EA9EAE?
#EA9EAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 158, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA9EAE?
#EA9EAE is RGB 234, 158, 174 — HSL 347°, 64%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA9EAE?
Its complement is #9FEADA; analogous partners are #EA9FD5 and #EAB49F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA9EAE for text?
Black text on #EA9EAE has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.