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#EBB2C9 Color

#EBB2C9 is rgb(235, 178, 201) in RGB, hsl(336, 59%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB2C9
HEX#EBB2C9
RGBrgb(235, 178, 201)
HSLhsl(336, 59%, 81%)
HSVhsv(336, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.072 352.8)
LABlab(78.43% 23.91 -3.21)
LCHlch(78.43% 24.12 352.36)

What #EBB2C9 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBB2C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Little Girl Pink#F8B9D4ΔE 4.19Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 4.34Orchid Pink#F2BDCDΔE 5.08Pink Pearl#E7ACCFΔE 6.41Cotton Candy#FFBCD9ΔE 6.41Nadeshiko Pink#F6ADC6ΔE 6.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#EBB2C9 Channel Values

How #EBB2C9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 178 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 59% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 14% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB2C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBB2C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBB2C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB2C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EBB2C9
Complementary
#B2EBD4
Analogous
#EBB2E5
Analogous
#EBB8B2
Triadic
#C9EBB2
Triadic
#B2C9EB
Split comp.
#B2EBB8
Split comp.
#B2E5EB

Tints & Shades of #EBB2C9

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EDBACF
#F0C6D7
#F2CEDD
#F6DBE5
#F8E3EB
#FBEFF4

Shades

#E085A9
#D4598A
#C3326C
#962753
#691B3A
#3D1022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBB2C9.

How #EBB2C9 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBB2C9
Protanopia#BDBDC9
Protanomaly#D1B9C9
Deuteranopia#C7C7C7
Deuteranomaly#D6BFC8
Tritanopia#E9B5B5
Tritanomaly#EAB4BD
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBB2C9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebb2c9: #EBB2C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB2C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb2c9': '#EBB2C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.698, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb2c9">#EBB2C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB2C9"

More Pink Colors

#EBB2C9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#EBB2C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB2C9?

#EBB2C9 is a lightest pink — rgb(235, 178, 201) in RGB and hsl(336, 59%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Little Girl Pink (#F8B9D4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #EBB2C9?

#EBB2C9 is rgb(235, 178, 201) — red 235, green 178, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB2C9?

#EBB2C9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB2C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB2C9 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB2C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB2C9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.