Palettes / Colors / #EBBCBC

#EBBCBC — Pale Muted Red

#EBBCBC is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EBBCBC 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 #BCEBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBCD4 and #EBD4BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBCBC

.text { color: #EBBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #EBBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCEBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBCBC: #000000.

How #EBBCBC 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 #EBBCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBBCBB  ·  #EBBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBCBC?

#EBBCBC is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBCBC?

#EBBCBC is RGB 235, 188, 188 — HSL 0°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBCBC?

Its complement is #BCEBEB; analogous partners are #EBBCD4 and #EBD4BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBCBC for text?

Black text on #EBBCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.