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#EEAFB2 — Light Red

#EEAFB2 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EEAFB2 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 #AFEEEB; it also sits naturally between #EEAFD2 and #EECBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEAFB2 · RGB 238, 175, 178

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Color values

HEX#EEAFB2
RGB238, 175, 178
HSL357°, 65%, 81%
HSV357°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 26%, 25%, 7%
XYZ58.63, 52.05, 49.08
Yxy52.05, 0.3670, 0.3258
CIE-Lab77.31, 23.41, 7.54
Hunter Lab72.15, 23.00, 6.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEAFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEAFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEAFB2

.text { color: #EEAFB2; }
.background { background-color: #EEAFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEAFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 175, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEAFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 175, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEAFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 175, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEAFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEAFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEAFB2

#E78D92#E17076#DA4E55#D22D35#B5262E#931F25#72181D#501114#320B0D#110404

Tints of #EEAFB2

#F0B7BA#F1BCBE#F3C4C6#F3C8CA#F5D1D3#F6D5D7#F8DDDF#F9E2E3#FBEAEB#FBEEEF

Tones of #EEAFB2

#EAB3B6#E5B8BA#E0BDBE#DCC1C2#D8C5C6#D3CACB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFEEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEAFB2: #000000.

How #EEAFB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D3D2B1Deuteranopia · #D6DBB1Tritanopia · #EBB1B1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEAFB2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8
Electric Ruby Meadow
#A025AA · #CF2D9F · #DD658D · #EDB1AE
Crimson Ruby Dusk
#B8DCF1 · #C3B6EC · #E9B7E4 · #EAB1B3
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD

Similar colors

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

#EAAEB3#EEB3B0#EDB1AE#EAB1B3#EAAFAF#EDADAD#ECAFAC#EAAAB1#F5AFAF#EDA9B7#E7AFB6#E7B3B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEAFB1  ·  #EEAFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEAFB2?

#EEAFB2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 175, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEAFB2?

#EEAFB2 is RGB 238, 175, 178 — HSL 357°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEAFB2?

Its complement is #AFEEEB; analogous partners are #EEAFD2 and #EECBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEAFB2 for text?

Black text on #EEAFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.