Palettes / Colors / #EBAAA6
#EBAAA6 — Light Red
#EBAAA6 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 #EBAAA6 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.
#EBAAA6 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 #A8E8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA8C6 and #EBCDA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAAA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 170, 166 |
| HSL | 3°, 63%, 79% |
| HSV | 3°, 29%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 29%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.52, 49.16, 42.64 |
| Yxy | 49.16, 0.3768, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.55, 23.33, 11.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.12, 22.73, 9.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 29% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBAAA6
.text { color: #EBAAA6; }
.background { background-color: #EBAAA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAAA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 63%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAAA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAAA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAAA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAAA6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8E8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAAA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAAA6
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 #EBAAA6: ·
How #EBAAA6 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 #EBAAA6 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 #EBAAA6?
#EBAAA6 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 170, 166). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAAA6?
#EBAAA6 is RGB 235, 170, 166 — HSL 3°, 63%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 29%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBAAA6?
Its complement is #A8E8EB; analogous partners are #EBA8C6 and #EBCDA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAAA6 for text?
Black text on #EBAAA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.