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#EBB7BE Color

#EBB7BE is rgb(235, 183, 190) in RGB, hsl(352, 57%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB7BE
HEX#EBB7BE
RGBrgb(235, 183, 190)
HSLhsl(352, 57%, 82%)
HSVhsv(352, 22%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.061 9.4)
LABlab(79.36% 20.13 4.06)
LCHlch(79.36% 20.54 11.40)

What #EBB7BE 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 #EBB7BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EBB7BE Channel Values

How #EBB7BE 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 183 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 57% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 22% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 19% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB7BE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBB7BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB7BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #EBB7BE

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.

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How #EBB7BE 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#EBB7BE
Protanopia#C1C1BE
Protanomaly#D3BDBE
Deuteranopia#CACABC
Deuteranomaly#D8C3BD
Tritanopia#EAB8B8
Tritanomaly#EBB8BA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #EBB7BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebb7be: #EBB7BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB7BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb7be': '#EBB7BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.718, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb7be">#EBB7BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB7BE"

More Red Colors

#EBB7BE sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBB7BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB7BE?

#EBB7BE is a lightest red — rgb(235, 183, 190) in RGB and hsl(352, 57%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #EBB7BE?

#EBB7BE is rgb(235, 183, 190) — red 235, green 183, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB7BE?

#EBB7BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB7BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB7BE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB7BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB7BE 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 6.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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