Palettes / Colors / #EBC7CA
#EBC7CA — Pale Muted Red
#EBC7CA 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 #EBC7CA 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.
#EBC7CA 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 #C7EBE8; it also sits naturally between #EBC7DC and #EBD6C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBC7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 199, 202 |
| HSL | 355°, 47%, 85% |
| HSV | 355°, 15%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 65.35, 62.77, 64.55 |
| Yxy | 62.77, 0.3392, 0.3258 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.32, 13.18, 3.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.23, 13.00, 2.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 78% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBC7CA
.text { color: #EBC7CA; }
.background { background-color: #EBC7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBC7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 199, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 47%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBC7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 199, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBC7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 199, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBC7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBC7CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7EBE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBC7CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBC7CA
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 #EBC7CA: ·
How #EBC7CA 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 #EBC7CA 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 #EBC7CA?
#EBC7CA is Pale Muted Red, a red color (RGB 235, 199, 202). Its closest standard named color is Pink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBC7CA?
#EBC7CA is RGB 235, 199, 202 — HSL 355°, 47%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBC7CA?
Its complement is #C7EBE8; analogous partners are #EBC7DC and #EBD6C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBC7CA for text?
Black text on #EBC7CA has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.