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#EB8EA2 — Light Red

#EB8EA2 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 #EB8EA2 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.

#EB8EA2 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 #8EEBD7; it also sits naturally between #EB8ED1 and #EBA98E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB8EA2 · RGB 235, 142, 162

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Color values

HEX#EB8EA2
RGB235, 142, 162
HSL347°, 70%, 74%
HSV347°, 40%, 92%
CMYK0%, 40%, 31%, 8%
XYZ50.46, 39.62, 39.17
Yxy39.62, 0.3904, 0.3065
CIE-Lab69.20, 37.63, 4.65
Hunter Lab62.94, 36.88, 3.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB8EA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB8EA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB8EA2

.text { color: #EB8EA2; }
.background { background-color: #EB8EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB8EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 142, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB8EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 142, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB8EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 142, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB8EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB8EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB8EA2

#E67089#E05271#DB3358#C72347#A91E3C#8B1831#6C1326#4E0E1C#300811#110306

Tints of #EB8EA2

#ED97AA#EEA0B1#F0ADBB#F2B5C2#F4BECA#F5C7D1#F7CFD8#F9DCE3#FAE5EA#FCEEF1

Tones of #EB8EA2

#E495A6#DE9CAA#D7A2AE#D1A9B1#CAAFB5#C3B6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEBD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB8EA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB8EA2

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 #EB8EA2: ·

How #EB8EA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C29DDeuteranopia · #C8CF9CTritanopia · #E69999

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 #EB8EA2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Scarlet Ember
#12C589 · #64F0D3 · #EC3170 · #EF96A3
Royal Garden
#EA9FB8 · #EA85A8 · #DB2463 · #8B183F
Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9

Similar colors

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

#EB8EA9#E688A1#F38BA0#EF96A3#EA85A8#F78CA2#F39399#E5989B#EA97AD#E78895#F080A4#F29A9C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB8EA1  ·  #EB8EA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB8EA2?

#EB8EA2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 142, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB8EA2?

#EB8EA2 is RGB 235, 142, 162 — HSL 347°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB8EA2?

Its complement is #8EEBD7; analogous partners are #EB8ED1 and #EBA98E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB8EA2 for text?

Black text on #EB8EA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.