Palettes / Colors / #EAAEAE

#EAAEAE — Light Red

#EAAEAE is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EAAEAE 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 #AEEAEA; it also sits naturally between #EAAECC and #EACCAE. 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 68%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAAEAE

.text { color: #EAAEAE; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAAEAE

Tints of #EAAEAE

Tones of #EAAEAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAAEAE: #000000.

How #EAAEAE 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 #EAAEAE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAEAD  ·  #EAAEAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEAE?

#EAAEAE is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 174, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEAE?

#EAAEAE is RGB 234, 174, 174 — HSL 0°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEAE?

Its complement is #AEEAEA; analogous partners are #EAAECC and #EACCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAEAE for text?

Black text on #EAAEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.