Palettes / Colors / #E08091

#E08091 — Light Red

#E08091 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E08091 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.

#E08091 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 #80E0CE; it also sits naturally between #E080C2 and #E09E80. 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 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 35% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E08091

.text { color: #E08091; }
.background { background-color: #E08091; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E08091; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 128, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 61%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E08091; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 128, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E08091; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 128, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E08091">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E08091">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E08091

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80E0CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E08091: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E08091

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 #E08091 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 #E08091 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

← #E08090  ·  #E08092 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E08091?

#E08091 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 224, 128, 145). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E08091?

#E08091 is RGB 224, 128, 145 — HSL 349°, 61%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 35%, 12%.

What colors go with #E08091?

Its complement is #80E0CE; analogous partners are #E080C2 and #E09E80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E08091 for text?

Black text on #E08091 has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.