Palettes / Colors / #E19084

#E19084 — Light Red

#E19084 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 #E19084 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.

#E19084 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 #84D5E1; it also sits naturally between #E184A6 and #E1BF84. 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 56% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 41% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E19084

.text { color: #E19084; }
.background { background-color: #E19084; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E19084; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 144, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 61%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E19084; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 144, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E19084; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 144, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E19084">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E19084">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84D5E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E19084: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E19084

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 #E19084 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 #E19084 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

← #E19083  ·  #E19085 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E19084?

#E19084 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 225, 144, 132). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E19084?

#E19084 is RGB 225, 144, 132 — HSL 8°, 61%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 41%, 12%.

What colors go with #E19084?

Its complement is #84D5E1; analogous partners are #E184A6 and #E1BF84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E19084 for text?

Black text on #E19084 has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.