Palettes / Colors / #E2736D

#E2736D — Light Red

#E2736D is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #E2736D 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.

#E2736D 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 #6EDDE2; it also sits naturally between #E26EA2 and #E2AE6E. 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 89% · Green 45% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 52% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2736D

.text { color: #E2736D; }
.background { background-color: #E2736D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2736D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 115, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 67%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2736D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 115, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2736D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 115, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2736D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2736D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EDDE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2736D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2736D

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 #E2736D 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 #E2736D 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

← #E2736C  ·  #E2736E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2736D?

#E2736D is Light Red, a red color (RGB 226, 115, 109). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2736D?

#E2736D is RGB 226, 115, 109 — HSL 3°, 67%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 52%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2736D?

Its complement is #6EDDE2; analogous partners are #E26EA2 and #E2AE6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2736D for text?

Black text on #E2736D has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.04:1.