Palettes / Colors / #E37372
#E37372 — Light Red
#E37372 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 #E37372 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.
#E37372 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 #72E1E3; it also sits naturally between #E372A9 and #E3AD72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E37372 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 227, 115, 114 |
| HSL | 1°, 67%, 67% |
| HSV | 1°, 50%, 89% |
| CMYK | 0%, 49%, 50%, 11% |
| XYZ | 40.85, 29.81, 19.52 |
| Yxy | 29.81, 0.4530, 0.3306 |
| CIE-Lab | 61.49, 43.32, 20.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.60, 41.57, 14.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 45% · Blue 45%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 50% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E37372
.text { color: #E37372; }
.background { background-color: #E37372; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E37372; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 115, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 67%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E37372; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 115, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E37372; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 115, 114, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E37372">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E37372">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #72E1E3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.02:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.96:1 AA |
Best text color on #E37372: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E37372
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E37372: ·
How #E37372 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 #E37372 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E37372?
#E37372 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 227, 115, 114). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E37372?
#E37372 is RGB 227, 115, 114 — HSL 1°, 67%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 50%, 11%.
What colors go with #E37372?
Its complement is #72E1E3; analogous partners are #E372A9 and #E3AD72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E37372 for text?
Black text on #E37372 has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.