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#EEBEC2 — Pale Red

#EEBEC2 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 #EEBEC2 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.

#EEBEC2 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 #BEEEEA; it also sits naturally between #EEBEDA and #EED2BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEBEC2 · RGB 238, 190, 194

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Color values

HEX#EEBEC2
RGB238, 190, 194
HSL355°, 59%, 84%
HSV355°, 20%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 18%, 7%
XYZ63.41, 58.90, 59.07
Yxy58.90, 0.3496, 0.3247
CIE-Lab81.24, 17.78, 4.54
Hunter Lab76.75, 17.55, 4.06

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

Sample text in #EEBEC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEBEC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEBEC2

.text { color: #EEBEC2; }
.background { background-color: #EEBEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEBEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 190, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEBEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 190, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEBEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 190, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEBEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEBEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEBEC2

#E69EA4#DE7D85#D55D67#CD3C48#B22E39#92262F#721D24#51151A#310D10#100405

Tints of #EEBEC2

#EFC2C6#F0C6CA#F2CED1#F3D2D5#F5D6D9#F6DBDD#F7DFE1#F9E7E8#FAEBEC#FBEFF0

Tones of #EEBEC2

#EBC1C5#E7C5C8#E4C8CB#E0CCCE#DDCFD0#D9D3D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEBEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEBEC2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEBEC2: ·

How #EEBEC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9C1Deuteranopia · #DCE0C1Tritanopia · #ECC0C0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEBEC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Palette F4bfbf
#F4BFBF · #FFD9C0 · #FAF0D7 · #8CC0DE
Palette F0e4d7
#F0E4D7 · #F5C0C0 · #FF7171 · #9FD8DF
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Radiant Whisper
#E9C3C5 · #E4AFB2 · #BA5459 · #5A2628

Similar colors

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

#EEC2C2#F0BEBD#F4BFBF#F5C0C0#E7BEC5#E9C3C5#F3BCC8#E8C4C4#EEC7C3#F3C5C5#F3B6C2#F3BFBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEBEC1  ·  #EEBEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEBEC2?

#EEBEC2 is Pale Red, a red color (RGB 238, 190, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEBEC2?

#EEBEC2 is RGB 238, 190, 194 — HSL 355°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEBEC2?

Its complement is #BEEEEA; analogous partners are #EEBEDA and #EED2BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEBEC2 for text?

Black text on #EEBEC2 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.