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#EAADB2 — Light Red

#EAADB2 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 #EAADB2 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.

#EAADB2 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 #AEEAE5; it also sits naturally between #EAAED1 and #EAC7AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAADB2 · RGB 234, 173, 178

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Color values

HEX#EAADB2
RGB234, 173, 178
HSL355°, 59%, 80%
HSV355°, 26%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 24%, 8%
XYZ56.91, 50.59, 48.89
Yxy50.59, 0.3639, 0.3235
CIE-Lab76.43, 23.01, 6.22
Hunter Lab71.13, 22.49, 5.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAADB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAADB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAADB2

.text { color: #EAADB2; }
.background { background-color: #EAADB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAADB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 173, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAADB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 173, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAADB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 173, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAADB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAADB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAADB2

#E28D94#DA717A#D2515B#CB3441#AA2C36#8A242C#6D1C23#4D1419#310D10#100405

Tints of #EAADB2

#ECB6BB#EDBABE#EFC2C6#F0C6CA#F2CED1#F5D6D9#F6DBDD#F8E3E4#F9E7E8#FBEFF0

Tones of #EAADB2

#E6B2B6#E1B7BA#DDBBBE#D9BFC1#D5C3C5#D0C8C9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAADB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAADB2

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 #EAADB2: ·

How #EAADB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CFB1Deuteranopia · #D3D8B1Tritanopia · #E7B0B0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAADB2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229
Smoky Ruby Petal
#981630 · #67E549 · #2045DC · #EAAAB1
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Royal Ruby Harbor
#B92221 · #25CD26 · #5959E1 · #E7AFB6
Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2

Similar colors

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

#EAAEB3#EAAAB1#EAAFAF#EAB1B3#E7AFB6#E7A8B2#EDADAD#E4AFB2#EDB1AE#ECAFAC#E8A9B7#E7B3B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAADB1  ·  #EAADB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAADB2?

#EAADB2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 173, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAADB2?

#EAADB2 is RGB 234, 173, 178 — HSL 355°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAADB2?

Its complement is #AEEAE5; analogous partners are #EAAED1 and #EAC7AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAADB2 for text?

Black text on #EAADB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.