Palettes / Colors / #EBA2AA

#EBA2AA — Light Red

#EBA2AA is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #EBA2AA 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.

#EBA2AA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2EBE3; it also sits naturally between #EBA2CF and #EBBEA2. 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 64% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBA2AA

.text { color: #EBA2AA; }
.background { background-color: #EBA2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBA2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 162, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBA2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 162, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBA2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 162, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBA2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBA2AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2EBE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBA2AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBA2AA

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 #EBA2AA 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 #EBA2AA 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 #EBA2AA?

#EBA2AA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 162, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBA2AA?

#EBA2AA is RGB 235, 162, 170 — HSL 353°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 28%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBA2AA?

Its complement is #A2EBE3; analogous partners are #EBA2CF and #EBBEA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBA2AA for text?

Black text on #EBA2AA has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.