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#EBBBC0 — Pale Red

#EBBBC0 is a red color we call Pale 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 #EBBBC0 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.

#EBBBC0 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 #BCEBE7; it also sits naturally between #EBBCD8 and #EBCFBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBBBC0 · RGB 235, 187, 192

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Color values

HEX#EBBBC0
RGB235, 187, 192
HSL354°, 55%, 83%
HSV354°, 20%, 92%
CMYK0%, 20%, 18%, 8%
XYZ61.55, 57.01, 57.63
Yxy57.01, 0.3493, 0.3236
CIE-Lab80.18, 17.98, 4.06
Hunter Lab75.50, 17.68, 3.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 73% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EBBBC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBBBC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBBBC0

.text { color: #EBBBC0; }
.background { background-color: #EBBBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 187, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 187, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 187, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBBC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBBBC0

#E29CA3#D97D86#D05D68#C73D4B#AE323F#8E2933#6F2028#4F171D#2F0E11#100506

Tints of #EBBBC0

#EDC0C4#EFC8CC#F0CCCF#F1D0D3#F4D7DA#F5DBDE#F6DFE2#F7E3E5#F9EBED#FAEFF0

Tones of #EBBBC0

#E8BFC3#E5C3C6#E1C6C9#DEC9CB#DBCDCE#D7D0D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEBE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBBBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBBC0

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 #EBBBC0: ·

How #EBBBC0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6BFDeuteranopia · #D9DDBETritanopia · #E9BEBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBBBC0 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Terrace
#B6274E · #7ADB56 · #5A7DDB · #E7B7C1
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Palette 432e54
#432E54 · #4B4376 · #AE445A · #E8BCB9
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149

Similar colors

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

#E7B7C1#F0BEBD#E7BEC5#E8BCB9#EEC2C2#E2BBBF#E9C3C5#F3B6C2#E5C1C5#E6BEC8#F4BFBF#ECC2B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBBBF  ·  #EBBBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBBC0?

#EBBBC0 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 235, 187, 192). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBBC0?

#EBBBC0 is RGB 235, 187, 192 — HSL 354°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBBC0?

Its complement is #BCEBE7; analogous partners are #EBBCD8 and #EBCFBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBBC0 for text?

Black text on #EBBBC0 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.