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#EBAEB3 — Light Red

#EBAEB3 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 #EBAEB3 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.

#EBAEB3 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 #ADEBE5; it also sits naturally between #EBADD1 and #EBC7AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBAEB3 · RGB 235, 174, 179

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Color values

HEX#EBAEB3
RGB235, 174, 179
HSL355°, 60%, 80%
HSV355°, 26%, 92%
CMYK0%, 26%, 24%, 8%
XYZ57.53, 51.19, 49.50
Yxy51.19, 0.3636, 0.3235
CIE-Lab76.79, 22.99, 6.21
Hunter Lab71.55, 22.51, 5.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBAEB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBAEB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBAEB3

.text { color: #EBAEB3; }
.background { background-color: #EBAEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBAEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 174, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBAEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 174, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBAEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 174, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBAEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBAEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBAEB3

#E28D94#DB7079#D3505B#CC3340#AB2B36#8B232B#6E1C22#4E1318#310C0F#100405

Tints of #EBAEB3

#EDB6BA#EEBABE#F0C2C6#F1C6C9#F3CED1#F5D6D9#F6DADD#F8E2E4#F9E7E8#FBEFF0

Tones of #EBAEB3

#E6B2B6#E2B6BA#DDBBBE#D9BFC1#D5C3C5#D1C7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADEBE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBAEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBAEB3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBAEB3: ·

How #EBAEB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D0B2Deuteranopia · #D4D9B2Tritanopia · #E8B1B1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBAEB3 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Smoky Ruby Petal
#981630 · #67E549 · #2045DC · #EAAAB1
Royal Ruby Harbor
#B92221 · #25CD26 · #5959E1 · #E7AFB6
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EAAEB3#EAB1B3#EAAFAF#EAAAB1#E7AFB6#EDB1AE#EDADAD#E7B3B3#EEB3B0#EDA9B7#E8A9B7#E4AFB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBAEB2  ·  #EBAEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBAEB3?

#EBAEB3 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 174, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBAEB3?

#EBAEB3 is RGB 235, 174, 179 — HSL 355°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBAEB3?

Its complement is #ADEBE5; analogous partners are #EBADD1 and #EBC7AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBAEB3 for text?

Black text on #EBAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.