Palettes / Colors / #E08080

#E08080 — Light Red

#E08080 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #E08080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E08080 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 #80E0E0; it also sits naturally between #E080B0 and #E0B080. 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 50%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #E08080

.text { color: #E08080; }
.background { background-color: #E08080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E08080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E08080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E08080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E08080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E08080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E08080

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E08080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E08080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E08080 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E08080 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

← #E0807F  ·  #E08081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E08080?

#E08080 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 224, 128, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E08080?

#E08080 is RGB 224, 128, 128 — HSL 0°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 43%, 12%.

What colors go with #E08080?

Its complement is #80E0E0; analogous partners are #E080B0 and #E0B080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E08080 for text?

Black text on #E08080 has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.