Palettes / Colors / #EB8EA7

#EB8EA7 — Light Pink

#EB8EA7 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 #EB8EA7 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.

#EB8EA7 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 #8EEBD2; it also sits naturally between #EB8ED5 and #EBA48E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 56% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 29% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB8EA7

.text { color: #EB8EA7; }
.background { background-color: #EB8EA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB8EA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 142, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB8EA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 142, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB8EA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 142, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB8EA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB8EA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEBD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB8EA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB8EA7

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:

How #EB8EA7 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB8EA7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB8EA7?

#EB8EA7 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 142, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB8EA7?

#EB8EA7 is RGB 235, 142, 167 — HSL 344°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 29%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB8EA7?

Its complement is #8EEBD2; analogous partners are #EB8ED5 and #EBA48E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB8EA7 for text?

Black text on #EB8EA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.