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#EABCBF — Pale Muted Red

#EABCBF 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 #EABCBF 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.

#EABCBF 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 #BDEAE7; it also sits naturally between #EABDD7 and #EAD1BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EABCBF · RGB 234, 188, 191

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Color values

HEX#EABCBF
RGB234, 188, 191
HSL356°, 52%, 83%
HSV356°, 20%, 92%
CMYK0%, 20%, 18%, 8%
XYZ61.32, 57.22, 57.10
Yxy57.22, 0.3491, 0.3258
CIE-Lab80.30, 16.94, 4.75
Hunter Lab75.64, 16.62, 4.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 74% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EABCBF

.text { color: #EABCBF; }
.background { background-color: #EABCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EABCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 188, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EABCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 188, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EABCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 188, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EABCBF

#E09EA3#D77F85#CD6067#C3414A#AB363E#8C2C32#6D2227#4E181C#2F0F11#100506

Tints of #EABCBF

#EBC1C4#EEC9CB#EFCDCF#F0D0D3#F3D8DA#F4DCDE#F5E0E1#F6E4E5#F9ECED#FAEFF0

Tones of #EABCBF

#E7C0C3#E4C4C6#E1C7C8#DDCACB#DACDCE#D7D1D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEAE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #EABCBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EABCBF

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 #EABCBF: ·

How #EABCBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6BEDeuteranopia · #D9DCBETritanopia · #E8BEBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Crimson Ruby Terrace
#B6274E · #7ADB56 · #5A7DDB · #E7B7C1
Palette 432e54
#432E54 · #4B4376 · #AE445A · #E8BCB9
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149

Similar colors

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

#E7B7C1#E8BCB9#F0BEBD#E7BEC5#EEC2C2#E2BBBF#ECC2B9#E6C4C0#E5C1C5#E9C3C5#E8C4C4#E7C5C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EABCBE  ·  #EABCC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EABCBF?

#EABCBF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 234, 188, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EABCBF?

#EABCBF is RGB 234, 188, 191 — HSL 356°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 8%.

What colors go with #EABCBF?

Its complement is #BDEAE7; analogous partners are #EABDD7 and #EAD1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EABCBF for text?

Black text on #EABCBF has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.