Palettes / Colors / #EBBEBF

#EBBEBF — Pale Muted Red

#EBBEBF is a red color we call Pale Muted 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 #EBBEBF 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.

#EBBEBF 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 #BDEBEA; it also sits naturally between #EBBDD4 and #EBD3BD. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBEBF

.text { color: #EBBEBF; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 191, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEBEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEBF

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:

How #EBBEBF 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 #EBBEBF 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

← #EBBEBE  ·  #EBBEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBEBF?

#EBBEBF is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 190, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEBF?

#EBBEBF is RGB 235, 190, 191 — HSL 359°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 19%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBEBF?

Its complement is #BDEBEA; analogous partners are #EBBDD4 and #EBD3BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBEBF for text?

Black text on #EBBEBF has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.