Palettes / Colors / #E08074

#E08074 — Light Red

#E08074 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#E08074 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #75D4E1; it also sits naturally between #E1759E and #E1B775. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 50% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 48% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E08074

.text { color: #E08074; }
.background { background-color: #E08074; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E08074; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 64%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E08074; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E08074; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E08074">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E08074">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75D4E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E08074: #000000.

How #E08074 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #E08074

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E08074 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E08074?

#E08074 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 224, 128, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E08074?

#E08074 is RGB 224, 128, 116 — HSL 7°, 64%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 48%, 12%.

What colors go with #E08074?

Its complement is #75D4E1; analogous partners are #E1759E and #E1B775. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E08074 for text?

Black text on #E08074 has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.