Palettes / Colors / #E08A8A

#E08A8A — Light Red

#E08A8A is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#E08A8A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8AE0E0; it also sits naturally between #E08AB5 and #E0B58A. 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 54% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 38% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E08A8A

.text { color: #E08A8A; }
.background { background-color: #E08A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E08A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 138, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 58%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E08A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 138, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E08A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 138, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E08A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E08A8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E08A8A

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Tones of #E08A8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AE0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E08A8A: #000000.

How #E08A8A 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 #E08A8A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E08A89  ·  #E08A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E08A8A?

#E08A8A is Light Red, a red color (RGB 224, 138, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E08A8A?

#E08A8A is RGB 224, 138, 138 — HSL 0°, 58%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 38%, 12%.

What colors go with #E08A8A?

Its complement is #8AE0E0; analogous partners are #E08AB5 and #E0B58A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E08A8A for text?

Black text on #E08A8A has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.