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#EEB4BA Color

#EEB4BA is rgb(238, 180, 186) in RGB, hsl(354, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEB4BA
HEX#EEB4BA
RGBrgb(238, 180, 186)
HSLhsl(354, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(354, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.068 11.7)
LABlab(78.88% 22.33 5.58)
LCHlch(78.88% 23.01 14.03)

What #EEB4BA 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 #EEB4BA, 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.

#EEB4BA Channel Values

How #EEB4BA 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 238 · G 180 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 22% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEB4BA 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEB4BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEB4BA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EEB4BA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEB4BA.

How #EEB4BA 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#EEB4BA
Protanopia#C0C0BA
Protanomaly#D4BBBA
Deuteranopia#CACAB8
Deuteranomaly#D9C1B9
Tritanopia#EDB5B5
Tritanomaly#EEB4B7
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEB4BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeb4ba: #EEB4BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEB4BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeb4ba': '#EEB4BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.706, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_eeb4ba">#EEB4BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEB4BA"

More Red Colors

#EEB4BA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEB4BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEB4BA?

#EEB4BA is a lightest red — rgb(238, 180, 186) in RGB and hsl(354, 63%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #EEB4BA?

#EEB4BA is rgb(238, 180, 186) — red 238, green 180, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEB4BA?

#EEB4BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEB4BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEB4BA scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEB4BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEB4BA 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 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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