Palettes / Colors / #EDBEC3

#EDBEC3 — Pale Red

#EDBEC3 is a red color we call Pale 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 #EDBEC3 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.

#EDBEC3 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 #BFEDE9; it also sits naturally between #EDBFDB and #EDD2BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDBEC3

.text { color: #EDBEC3; }
.background { background-color: #EDBEC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDBEC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 190, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDBEC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 190, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDBEC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 190, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDBEC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDBEC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDBEC3

Tints of #EDBEC3

Tones of #EDBEC3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFEDE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDBEC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDBEC3

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 #EDBEC3 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 #EDBEC3 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

← #EDBEC2  ·  #EDBEC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDBEC3?

#EDBEC3 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 237, 190, 195). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDBEC3?

#EDBEC3 is RGB 237, 190, 195 — HSL 354°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDBEC3?

Its complement is #BFEDE9; analogous partners are #EDBFDB and #EDD2BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDBEC3 for text?

Black text on #EDBEC3 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.