Palettes / Colors / #E19086

#E19086 — Light Red

#E19086 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 #E19086 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.

#E19086 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 #85D6E0; it also sits naturally between #E085A8 and #E0BD85. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 40% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E19086

.text { color: #E19086; }
.background { background-color: #E19086; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E19086; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 144, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 60%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E19086; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 144, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E19086; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 144, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E19086">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E19086">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85D6E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E19086: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E19086

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 #E19086 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 #E19086 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 #E19086?

#E19086 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 225, 144, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E19086?

#E19086 is RGB 225, 144, 134 — HSL 7°, 60%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 40%, 12%.

What colors go with #E19086?

Its complement is #85D6E0; analogous partners are #E085A8 and #E0BD85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E19086 for text?

Black text on #E19086 has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.