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#EB899F — Light Red

#EB899F 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 #EB899F 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.

#EB899F 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 #89EBD6; it also sits naturally between #EB89CF and #EBA589. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB899F · RGB 235, 137, 159

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Color values

HEX#EB899F
RGB235, 137, 159
HSL347°, 71%, 73%
HSV347°, 42%, 92%
CMYK0%, 42%, 32%, 8%
XYZ49.46, 38.06, 37.54
Yxy38.06, 0.3955, 0.3043
CIE-Lab68.06, 39.84, 4.69
Hunter Lab61.69, 39.07, 3.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 54% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 32% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB899F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB899F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB899F

.text { color: #EB899F; }
.background { background-color: #EB899F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB899F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 137, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB899F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 137, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB899F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 137, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB899F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB899F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB899F

#E66B85#E14C6C#DC2E53#C42145#AA1D3B#8C1831#6D1226#4E0D1B#300811#110306

Tints of #EB899F

#ED92A6#EF9FB0#F0A8B7#F2B1BF#F4BEC9#F5C6D1#F7CFD8#F8D8DF#FBE5EA#FCEEF1

Tones of #EB899F

#E490A2#DD97A6#D69EAA#CFA5AE#C8ACB2#C1B3B6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89EBD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.44:1 Fails
Against black text8.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB899F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB899F

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 #EB899F: ·

How #EB899F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C1C09ADeuteranopia · #C6CE98Tritanopia · #E69595

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 #EB899F rather than the exact color:

Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Dreamy Ruby Aurora
#E71DDD · #EC3CAC · #F080A4 · #DF3C3E

Similar colors

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

#E688A1#F38BA0#EA85A8#E78895#EB8EA9#F080A4#E87FA6#F78CA2#DF8699#F39399#EC7FA9#EF96A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB899E  ·  #EB89A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB899F?

#EB899F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 137, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB899F?

#EB899F is RGB 235, 137, 159 — HSL 347°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 32%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB899F?

Its complement is #89EBD6; analogous partners are #EB89CF and #EBA589. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB899F for text?

Black text on #EB899F has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.