Palettes / Colors / #EDAEAA
#EDAEAA — Light Red
#EDAEAA is a red color we call Light 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 #EDAEAA 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.
#EDAEAA 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 #ABE9ED; it also sits naturally between #EDABC8 and #EDD0AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDAEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 174, 170 |
| HSL | 4°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 4°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 27%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.32, 51.18, 44.89 |
| Yxy | 51.18, 0.3737, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.79, 22.48, 11.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.54, 21.98, 9.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 68% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDAEAA
.text { color: #EDAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #EDAEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDAEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 174, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDAEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 174, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDAEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 174, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDAEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDAEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABE9ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDAEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDAEAA
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 #EDAEAA: ·
How #EDAEAA 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 #EDAEAA 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 #EDAEAA?
#EDAEAA is Light Red, a red color (RGB 237, 174, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDAEAA?
#EDAEAA is RGB 237, 174, 170 — HSL 4°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #EDAEAA?
Its complement is #ABE9ED; analogous partners are #EDABC8 and #EDD0AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDAEAA for text?
Black text on #EDAEAA has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.