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#EBB5DF

#EBB5DF is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 71% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

12.21:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EBB5DF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#EBB5DF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #EBB5DF?

#EBB5DF is a very light, rich pink, close to the color Cotton Candy. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 71% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #EBB5DF in RGB?

#EBB5DF is rgb(235, 181, 223): 235 red, 181 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #EBB5DF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 23, 5, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #EBB5DF?

PANTONE 243 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #EBB5DF?

Its complement #9DD2A9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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