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#EAAEC2 — Light Pink

#EAAEC2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EAAEC2 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.

#EAAEC2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEEAD6; it also sits naturally between #EAAEE0 and #EAB8AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAAEC2 · RGB 234, 174, 194

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Color values

HEX#EAAEC2
RGB234, 174, 194
HSL340°, 59%, 80%
HSV340°, 26%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 17%, 8%
XYZ58.81, 51.66, 57.91
Yxy51.66, 0.3493, 0.3068
CIE-Lab77.08, 24.86, -1.57
Hunter Lab71.87, 24.48, -1.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAAEC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAAEC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAAEC2

.text { color: #EAAEC2; }
.background { background-color: #EAAEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAAEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 174, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAAEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 174, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAAEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 174, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAAEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAAEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAAEC2

#E28DAA#DA7194#D2517C#CB3466#AA2C56#8A2446#6D1C37#4D1427#310D19#100408

Tints of #EAAEC2

#ECB6C8#EDBACB#EFC2D1#F0C6D4#F2CEDA#F5D6E0#F6DBE4#F8E3EA#F9E7ED#FBEFF3

Tones of #EAAEC2

#E6B2C3#E1B7C5#DDBBC6#D9BFC8#D5C3C9#D0C8CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEEAD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAAEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAAEC2

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 #EAAEC2: ·

How #EAAEC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0CFBDDeuteranopia · #D4D8BCTritanopia · #E7B9B9

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAAEC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Petal
#B32153 · #55B722 · #265ECA · #E6ACC4
Tranquil Ruby Aurora
#28AD98 · #5FDACF · #DD6B7E · #E5ABBE
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Tender Breeze
#16CFB8 · #4EE5EC · #E92F46 · #F1ACBD
Crimson Ruby Terrace
#B6274E · #7ADB56 · #5A7DDB · #E7B7C1

Similar colors

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

#E6ACC4#E5ABBE#E9B2BC#EEB0BB#F1ACBD#E7B7C1#E6B2BA#F3B2C3#E3AFC9#F2B0C8#E0B0C0#F4ABC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAAEC1  ·  #EAAEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAAEC2?

#EAAEC2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 234, 174, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAAEC2?

#EAAEC2 is RGB 234, 174, 194 — HSL 340°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAAEC2?

Its complement is #AEEAD6; analogous partners are #EAAEE0 and #EAB8AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAAEC2 for text?

Black text on #EAAEC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.