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#EB899B — Light Red

#EB899B is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EB899B 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.

#EB899B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #89EBD9; it also sits naturally between #EB89CC and #EBA889. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB899B · RGB 235, 137, 155

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Color values

HEX#EB899B
RGB235, 137, 155
HSL349°, 71%, 73%
HSV349°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 42%, 34%, 8%
XYZ49.12, 37.92, 35.74
Yxy37.92, 0.4001, 0.3088
CIE-Lab67.96, 39.35, 6.80
Hunter Lab61.58, 38.52, 5.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 54% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 34% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB899B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB899B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB899B

.text { color: #EB899B; }
.background { background-color: #EB899B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB899B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 137, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB899B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 137, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB899B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 137, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB899B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB899B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB899B

#E66B81#E14C67#DC2E4E#C4213F#AA1D37#8C182D#6D1223#4E0D19#30080F#110306

Tints of #EB899B

#ED92A3#EF9FAE#F0A8B5#F2B1BC#F4BEC8#F5C6CF#F7CFD6#F8D8DE#FBE5E9#FCEEF0

Tones of #EB899B

#E490A0#DD97A4#D69EA8#CFA5AD#C8ACB1#C1B3B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89EBD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.45:1 Fails
Against black text8.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB899B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB899B

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 #EB899B: ·

How #EB899B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C097Deuteranopia · #C6CE96Tritanopia · #E69392

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB899B rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Burning Monsoon
#DF8699 · #CF5972 · #982941 · #5D1D2A
Palette 5d3140
#5D3140 · #CF4173 · #F39399 · #F6D8BD
Palette Ee9494
#EE9494 · #EBFFAF · #B4E8C0 · #C3B9EA

Similar colors

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

#E78895#E688A1#F38BA0#DF8699#F39399#EE9494#EA85A8#F080A4#EF9595#F78CA2#F29191#ED8D8D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB899A  ·  #EB899C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB899B?

#EB899B is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 137, 155). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB899B?

#EB899B is RGB 235, 137, 155 — HSL 349°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 34%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB899B?

Its complement is #89EBD9; analogous partners are #EB89CC and #EBA889. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB899B for text?

Black text on #EB899B has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.