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#EFABB0 — Light Red

#EFABB0 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 #EFABB0 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.

#EFABB0 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 #A9EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFABB0 · RGB 239, 171, 176

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Color values

HEX#EFABB0
RGB239, 171, 176
HSL356°, 68%, 80%
HSV356°, 28%, 94%
CMYK0%, 28%, 26%, 6%
XYZ58.00, 50.61, 47.79
Yxy50.61, 0.3708, 0.3236
CIE-Lab76.44, 25.63, 7.40
Hunter Lab71.14, 25.21, 6.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 67% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 26% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFABB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFABB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFABB0

.text { color: #EFABB0; }
.background { background-color: #EFABB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFABB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 171, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFABB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 171, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFABB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 171, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFABB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFABB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFABB0

#E8878E#E26971#DC4751#D62934#B4222C#921C24#74161C#511014#330A0D#110304

Tints of #EFABB0

#F0B2B6#F1B6BA#F3BFC2#F4C3C6#F5CCCE#F7D4D6#F8D8DB#F9E1E3#FAE5E7#FCEEEF

Tones of #EFABB0

#EAAEB2#E5B3B6#E0B8BB#DBBDBF#D6C2C4#D1C7C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9EFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFABB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFABB0

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 #EFABB0: ·

How #EFABB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D1AFDeuteranopia · #D6DBAFTritanopia · #ECAEAE

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFABB0 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Meadow
#179A8D · #37E2C2 · #D51F31 · #EDADAD
Smoky Ruby Petal
#981630 · #67E549 · #2045DC · #EAAAB1
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette Eaafaf
#EAAFAF · #A2738C · #645C84 · #427996
Scarlet Garden
#EAAEB3 · #C7333F · #9B313A · #772229

Similar colors

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

#EDADAD#EAAAB1#ECAFAC#EDAAAA#EAAFAF#EAAEB3#EDB1AE#F2AAAA#F5AFAF#EDA9B7#EEB3B0#EAB1B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFABAF  ·  #EFABB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFABB0?

#EFABB0 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 171, 176). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFABB0?

#EFABB0 is RGB 239, 171, 176 — HSL 356°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 26%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFABB0?

Its complement is #A9EFEA; analogous partners are #EFA9D1 and #EFC7A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFABB0 for text?

Black text on #EFABB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.