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#EB6FA2 — Light Pink

#EB6FA2 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EB6FA2 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.

#EB6FA2 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6FEBB8; it also sits naturally between #EB6FE1 and #EB7A6F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB6FA2 · RGB 235, 111, 162

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Color values

HEX#EB6FA2
RGB235, 111, 162
HSL335°, 76%, 68%
HSV335°, 53%, 92%
CMYK0%, 53%, 31%, 8%
XYZ46.47, 31.64, 37.84
Yxy31.64, 0.4008, 0.2729
CIE-Lab63.04, 53.18, -4.33
Hunter Lab56.25, 52.85, -3.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 44% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB6FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB6FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB6FA2

.text { color: #EB6FA2; }
.background { background-color: #EB6FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB6FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 111, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(335, 76%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB6FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 111, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB6FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 111, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB6FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB6FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB6FA2

#E85492#E3357E#DC1E6D#BC1A5E#A21650#871243#670E33#4C0A26#2D0616#120209

Tints of #EB6FA2

#ED7DAC#EF8AB4#F093BA#F2A1C3#F4AECB#F6BCD4#F8C9DD#F9D2E2#FBE0EB#FDEDF4

Tones of #EB6FA2

#E278A5#D981A6#D08AA8#C892A9#BF9BAA#B6A4AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6FEBB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.87:1 Fails
Against black text7.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB6FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB6FA2

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 #EB6FA2: ·

How #EB6FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B496Deuteranopia · #BDC693Tritanopia · #E58C8A

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB6FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 640d5f
#640D5F · #D91656 · #EE66A6 · #FFEB55
Dusty Mosaic
#E7669D · #E24F57 · #E05E20 · #CB981F
Palette Ffde95
#FFDE95 · #ADD899 · #BC5A94 · #F075AA
Palette Fee3ec
#FEE3EC · #F9C5D5 · #F999B7 · #F2789F
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Burning Mirage
#5A37D2 · #A02DB3 · #E16BA8 · #E08074

Similar colors

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

#EE66A6#E7669D#F075AA#F2789F#F37199#E16BA8#E863A3#E675AD#F075AE#F266AB#F57799#F875AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB6FA1  ·  #EB6FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB6FA2?

#EB6FA2 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 111, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB6FA2?

#EB6FA2 is RGB 235, 111, 162 — HSL 335°, 76%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB6FA2?

Its complement is #6FEBB8; analogous partners are #EB6FE1 and #EB7A6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB6FA2 for text?

Black text on #EB6FA2 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.