Palettes / Colors / #EBAAAB
#EBAAAB — Light Red
#EBAAAB 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 #EBAAAB 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.
#EBAAAB 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 #A8EBEA; it also sits naturally between #EBA8CB and #EBC8A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBAAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 170, 171 |
| HSL | 359°, 62%, 79% |
| HSV | 359°, 28%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 27%, 8% |
| XYZ | 55.99, 49.35, 45.10 |
| Yxy | 49.35, 0.3721, 0.3280 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.67, 24.00, 8.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.25, 23.44, 7.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBAAAB
.text { color: #EBAAAB; }
.background { background-color: #EBAAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 170, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 62%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 170, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 170, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBAAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAAAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8EBEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBAAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAAAB
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 #EBAAAB: ·
How #EBAAAB 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 #EBAAAB 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 #EBAAAB?
#EBAAAB is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 170, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAAAB?
#EBAAAB is RGB 235, 170, 171 — HSL 359°, 62%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 27%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBAAAB?
Its complement is #A8EBEA; analogous partners are #EBA8CB and #EBC8A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBAAAB for text?
Black text on #EBAAAB has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.