Palettes / Colors / #EAADAA

#EAADAA — Light Red

#EAADAA 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 #EAADAA 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.

#EAADAA 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 #A9E6EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA9C6 and #EACDA9. 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 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAADAA

.text { color: #EAADAA; }
.background { background-color: #EAADAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAADAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAADAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAADAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9E6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAADAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAADAA

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 #EAADAA 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 #EAADAA 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

← #EAADA9  ·  #EAADAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAADAA?

#EAADAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 173, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAADAA?

#EAADAA is RGB 234, 173, 170 — HSL 3°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAADAA?

Its complement is #A9E6EA; analogous partners are #EAA9C6 and #EACDA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAADAA for text?

Black text on #EAADAA has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.