Palettes / Colors / #EBABED
#EBABED — Light Pink
#EBABED 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 #EBABED 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.
#EBABED is a cool 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 #ADEDAB; it also sits naturally between #CAABED and #EDABCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBABED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 171, 237 |
| HSL | 298°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 298°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 28%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.11, 52.90, 86.95 |
| Yxy | 52.90, 0.3143, 0.2594 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.82, 34.11, -23.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.73, 34.47, -24.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBABED
.text { color: #EBABED; }
.background { background-color: #EBABED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBABED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 171, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBABED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 171, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBABED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 171, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBABED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBABED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBABED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADEDAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBABED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBABED
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 #EBABED: ·
How #EBABED 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 #EBABED 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 #EBABED?
#EBABED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 235, 171, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBABED?
#EBABED is RGB 235, 171, 237 — HSL 298°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 28%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBABED?
Its complement is #ADEDAB; analogous partners are #CAABED and #EDABCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBABED for text?
Black text on #EBABED has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.