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#ebaeb6

a light, vivid red · warm · closest name: Light Pink

RGB
235, 174, 182
HSL
352°, 60%, 80%
CMYK
0, 26, 23, 8
Luminance
0.5131

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ebaeb6 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ebaeb6
Hue
352°
red
Saturation
60%
vivid
Lightness
80%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5131
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
21/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.26:1
Closest name
Light Pink
ΔE2000 3.7
Where it sits
Hue352° of 360°
Saturation60%
Lightness80%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool21% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ebaeb6
RGBrgb(235, 174, 182)
HSLhsl(352, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 8%)
LABlab(76.9 23.4 4.7)
LCHlch(76.9 23.9 11.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.809 0.072 10.1)
Decimal15445686
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.682 0.714)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ebaeb6;
background-color: #ebaeb6;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ebaeb6] bg-[#ebaeb6]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ebaeb6;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.682, blue: 0.714)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ebaeb6")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEBAEB6)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(182, 174, 235)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ebaeb6 · 11.26:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.86:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.26:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ebaeb6 as text scores 1.86:1 on white and 11.26:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ebaeb6 on white: 1.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ebaeb6 on black: 11.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B7B7B6
deuteranopia · #C6C2B5
tritanopia · #F7A9B1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ebaeb6 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF4F5
#F7E8EA
#EFCCD1
#ebaeb6
#DE7885
#D34B5D
#C43044
#A42839
#83202D
#5F1B24
#3C1117
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FBF4F5Darkest = 950 · #3C1117
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF4F5;
  --brand-100: #F7E8EA;
  --brand-200: #EFCCD1;
  --brand-300: #ebaeb6;
  --brand-400: #DE7885;
  --brand-500: #D34B5D;
  --brand-600: #C43044;
  --brand-700: #A42839;
  --brand-800: #83202D;
  --brand-900: #5F1B24;
  --brand-950: #3C1117;
  --brand: #ebaeb6;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ebaeb6

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F5
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0C6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B55
Captions on the surface
Accent#24A875
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#661923
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAEBED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241416
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ebaeb6

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#AEEBE3
Analogous left#EBAED5
Analogous right#EBC4AE
Split-complement 1#AEEBC4
Split-complement 2#AED5EB
Triadic 1#B6EBAE
Triadic 2#AEB6EB
Tetradic#D5EBAE

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green68.2%
Blue71.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta26.0%
Yellow22.6%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#ebaeb6 text on a black background

contrast 11.26:1

Card sample

#ebaeb6 text on a white background

contrast 1.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ebaeb6;
Background color
Panel with #ebaeb6 background
background-color: #ebaeb6;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ebaeb6;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 174, 182, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 174, 182, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ebaeb6;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebaeb6, #EBCFAE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ebaeb6

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ebaeb6 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#ebaeb6, answered

What color is #ebaeb6?

#ebaeb6 is a light vivid red, closest to Light Pink (ΔE2000 3.7). It sits at 352° on the hue wheel with 60% saturation and 80% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ebaeb6?

rgb(235, 174, 182) — 235 red, 174 green and 182 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 68.2% / 71.4% by channel.

Is #ebaeb6 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5131 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 11.26:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ebaeb6?

Black. It scores 11.26:1 against #ebaeb6, versus 1.86:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ebaeb6?

#AEEBE3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AEEBC4 and #AED5EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ebaeb6?

For interface work: #FAF4F5 as the surface, #EDC0C6 for borders, #9B4B55 for secondary text, #24A875 as an accent and #661923 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBAED5 and #EBC4AE stays calm, while #AEEBE3 is the loudest partner.

What is #ebaeb6 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ebaeb6 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 21 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBBCAE; nudged cooler, #ECADCC.

Work with #ebaeb6 in the Color Lab