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#EB8EA3 — Light Red

#EB8EA3 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 #EB8EA3 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.

#EB8EA3 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 #8EEBD5; it also sits naturally between #EB8ED2 and #EBA78E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB8EA3 · RGB 235, 142, 163

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Color values

HEX#EB8EA3
RGB235, 142, 163
HSL346°, 70%, 74%
HSV346°, 40%, 92%
CMYK0%, 40%, 31%, 8%
XYZ50.54, 39.65, 39.64
Yxy39.65, 0.3893, 0.3054
CIE-Lab69.22, 37.75, 4.12
Hunter Lab62.97, 37.02, 3.46

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 #EB8EA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB8EA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB8EA3

.text { color: #EB8EA3; }
.background { background-color: #EB8EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB8EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 142, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB8EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 142, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB8EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 142, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB8EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB8EA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB8EA3

#E6708B#E05273#DB335A#C7234A#A91E3E#8B1833#6C1328#4E0E1D#300812#110306

Tints of #EB8EA3

#ED97AB#EEA0B2#F0ADBC#F2B5C3#F4BECA#F5C7D1#F7CFD8#F9DCE3#FAE5EA#FCEEF1

Tones of #EB8EA3

#E495A7#DE9CAB#D7A2AF#D1A9B2#CAAFB6#C3B6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEBD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.35:1 Fails
Against black text8.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #EB8EA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB8EA3

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 #EB8EA3: ·

How #EB8EA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C29EDeuteranopia · #C8CF9DTritanopia · #E69A99

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 #EB8EA3 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1
Scarlet Ember
#12C589 · #64F0D3 · #EC3170 · #EF96A3
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
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#EF96A3#F38BA0#EA85A8#F78CA2#EA97AD#F39399#E5989B#E195AB#F080A4#E49BA6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB8EA2  ·  #EB8EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB8EA3?

#EB8EA3 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 142, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB8EA3?

#EB8EA3 is RGB 235, 142, 163 — HSL 346°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB8EA3?

Its complement is #8EEBD5; analogous partners are #EB8ED2 and #EBA78E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB8EA3 for text?

Black text on #EB8EA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.