Palettes / Colors / #EDADAD

#EDADAD — Light Red

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

#EDADAD 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 #ABEDED; it also sits naturally between #EDABCC and #EDCCAB. 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 93% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EDADAD

.text { color: #EDADAD; }
.background { background-color: #EDADAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDADAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 173, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 64%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDADAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 173, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDADAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 173, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABEDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDADAD: #000000.

How #EDADAD 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 #EDADAD

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDADAC  ·  #EDADAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDADAD?

#EDADAD is Light Red, a red color (RGB 237, 173, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDADAD?

#EDADAD is RGB 237, 173, 173 — HSL 0°, 64%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDADAD?

Its complement is #ABEDED; analogous partners are #EDABCC and #EDCCAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDADAD for text?

Black text on #EDADAD has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.