Palettes / Colors / #EABABA
#EABABA — Pale Muted Red
#EABABA is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EABABA 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.
#EABABA 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 #B9E9E9; it also sits naturally between #E9B9D1 and #E9D1B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EABABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 186, 186 |
| HSL | 0°, 53%, 82% |
| HSV | 0°, 21%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 21%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.35, 56.16, 54.11 |
| Yxy | 56.16, 0.3537, 0.3291 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.70, 17.25, 6.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.94, 16.89, 5.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 73% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EABABA
.text { color: #EABABA; }
.background { background-color: #EABABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EABABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EABABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EABABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 186, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EABABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EABABA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EABABA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9E9E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EABABA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EABABA
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 #EABABA: ·
How #EABABA 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 #EABABA 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 #EABABA?
#EABABA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EABABA?
#EABABA is RGB 234, 186, 186 — HSL 0°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 21%, 8%.
What colors go with #EABABA?
Its complement is #B9E9E9; analogous partners are #E9B9D1 and #E9D1B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EABABA for text?
Black text on #EABABA has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.