Palettes / Colors / #EBA3CA
#EBA3CA — Light Pink
#EBA3CA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #EBA3CA 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.
#EBA3CA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A3EBC5; it also sits naturally between #E8A3EB and #EBA3A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBA3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 163, 202 |
| HSL | 328°, 64%, 78% |
| HSV | 328°, 31%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 31%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 58.02, 48.12, 62.11 |
| Yxy | 48.12, 0.3448, 0.2860 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.90, 32.33, -9.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.37, 32.10, -8.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 64% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBA3CA
.text { color: #EBA3CA; }
.background { background-color: #EBA3CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBA3CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 163, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 64%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBA3CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 163, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBA3CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 163, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBA3CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBA3CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A3EBC5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBA3CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBA3CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBA3CA: ·
How #EBA3CA 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 #EBA3CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBA3CA?
#EBA3CA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 163, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBA3CA?
#EBA3CA is RGB 235, 163, 202 — HSL 328°, 64%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBA3CA?
Its complement is #A3EBC5; analogous partners are #E8A3EB and #EBA3A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBA3CA for text?
Black text on #EBA3CA has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.