Palettes / Colors / #EABABE
#EABABE — Pale Muted Red
#EABABE 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 #EABABE 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.
#EABABE 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 #B9E9E5; it also sits naturally between #E9B9D5 and #E9CDB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EABABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 186, 190 |
| HSL | 355°, 53%, 82% |
| HSV | 355°, 21%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 21%, 19%, 8% |
| XYZ | 60.78, 56.33, 56.38 |
| Yxy | 56.33, 0.3504, 0.3247 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.80, 17.85, 4.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.05, 17.51, 4.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 73% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EABABE
.text { color: #EABABE; }
.background { background-color: #EABABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EABABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 186, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EABABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 186, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EABABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 186, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EABABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EABABE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EABABE
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Tones of #EABABE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9E9E5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EABABE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EABABE
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 #EABABE: ·
How #EABABE 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 #EABABE 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 #EABABE?
#EABABE is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 186, 190). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EABABE?
#EABABE is RGB 234, 186, 190 — HSL 355°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 19%, 8%.
What colors go with #EABABE?
Its complement is #B9E9E5; analogous partners are #E9B9D5 and #E9CDB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EABABE for text?
Black text on #EABABE has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.