Palettes / Colors / #EBBEC3

#EBBEC3 — Pale Muted Red

#EBBEC3 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 #EBBEC3 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.

#EBBEC3 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 #BDEBE5; it also sits naturally between #EBBDD9 and #EBCEBD. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBBEC3

.text { color: #EBBEC3; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBBEC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBEC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDEBE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBBEC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEC3

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 #EBBEC3 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 #EBBEC3 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

← #EBBEC2  ·  #EBBEC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBBEC3?

#EBBEC3 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 190, 195). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEC3?

#EBBEC3 is RGB 235, 190, 195 — HSL 353°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBBEC3?

Its complement is #BDEBE5; analogous partners are #EBBDD9 and #EBCEBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBBEC3 for text?

Black text on #EBBEC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.