Palettes / Colors / #E1978E

#E1978E — Light Red

#E1978E 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 #E1978E 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.

#E1978E 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 #8ED7E1; it also sits naturally between #E18EAE and #E1C18E. 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 59% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 37% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1978E

.text { color: #E1978E; }
.background { background-color: #E1978E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1978E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 151, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 58%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1978E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 151, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1978E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 151, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1978E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1978E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E1978E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ED7E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1978E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E1978E

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 #E1978E 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 #E1978E 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

← #E1978D  ·  #E1978F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E1978E?

#E1978E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 225, 151, 142). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1978E?

#E1978E is RGB 225, 151, 142 — HSL 7°, 58%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 37%, 12%.

What colors go with #E1978E?

Its complement is #8ED7E1; analogous partners are #E18EAE and #E1C18E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1978E for text?

Black text on #E1978E has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.