Palettes / Colors / #EBBEC5
#EBBEC5 — Pale Muted Red
#EBBEC5 is a red color we call Pale Muted Red, closest to the named color Pink (#FFC0CB). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: pink (#FFC0CB) — not an exact match. CSS pink gives you #FFC0CB, a different color; use #EBBEC5 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.
#EBBEC5 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 #BDEBE4; it also sits naturally between #EBBDDB and #EBCDBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBBEC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 190, 197 |
| HSL | 351°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 351°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 19%, 16%, 8% |
| XYZ | 62.75, 58.52, 60.81 |
| Yxy | 58.52, 0.3446, 0.3214 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.03, 17.16, 2.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.50, 16.90, 2.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 75% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 16% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBBEC5
.text { color: #EBBEC5; }
.background { background-color: #EBBEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBBEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 190, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBBEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 190, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBBEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 190, 197, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBBEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBBEC5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBBEC5
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Tones of #EBBEC5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDEBE4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBBEC5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBBEC5
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBBEC5: ·
How #EBBEC5 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 #EBBEC5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBBEC5?
#EBBEC5 is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 190, 197). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBBEC5?
#EBBEC5 is RGB 235, 190, 197 — HSL 351°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 16%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBBEC5?
Its complement is #BDEBE4; analogous partners are #EBBDDB and #EBCDBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBBEC5 for text?
Black text on #EBBEC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.