Palettes / Colors / #EEAAA8
#EEAAA8 — Light Red
#EEAAA8 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 #EEAAA8 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.
#EEAAA8 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 #AAECEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAACA and #EECEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEAAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 170, 168 |
| HSL | 2°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 2°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.70, 49.75, 43.66 |
| Yxy | 49.75, 0.3777, 0.3314 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.92, 24.71, 11.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.54, 24.20, 9.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEAAA8
.text { color: #EEAAA8; }
.background { background-color: #EEAAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 170, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 170, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 170, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEAAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAAA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAECEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.92:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEAAA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEAAA8
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 #EEAAA8: ·
How #EEAAA8 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 #EEAAA8 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 #EEAAA8?
#EEAAA8 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 170, 168). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAAA8?
#EEAAA8 is RGB 238, 170, 168 — HSL 2°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEAAA8?
Its complement is #AAECEE; analogous partners are #EEAACA and #EECEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEAAA8 for text?
Black text on #EEAAA8 has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.