Palettes / Colors / #EEB6BB
#EEB6BB — Pale Red
#EEB6BB 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 #EEB6BB 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.
#EEB6BB 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 #B5EEE9; it also sits naturally between #EEB5D6 and #EECCB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEB6BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 182, 187 |
| HSL | 355°, 62%, 82% |
| HSV | 355°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 24%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.96, 55.22, 54.46 |
| Yxy | 55.22, 0.3572, 0.3236 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.17, 20.98, 5.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.31, 20.67, 4.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEB6BB
.text { color: #EEB6BB; }
.background { background-color: #EEB6BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEB6BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 182, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 62%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEB6BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 182, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEB6BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 182, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEB6BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEB6BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5EEE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.74:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEB6BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEB6BB
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 #EEB6BB: ·
How #EEB6BB 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 #EEB6BB 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 #EEB6BB?
#EEB6BB is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 182, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEB6BB?
#EEB6BB is RGB 238, 182, 187 — HSL 355°, 62%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEB6BB?
Its complement is #B5EEE9; analogous partners are #EEB5D6 and #EECCB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEB6BB for text?
Black text on #EEB6BB has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.