Palettes / Colors / #E490A5

#E490A5 — Light Red

#E490A5 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #E490A5 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.

#E490A5 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 #90E4CF; it also sits naturally between #E490CF and #E4A590. 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 56% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 28% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E490A5

.text { color: #E490A5; }
.background { background-color: #E490A5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E490A5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 144, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 61%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E490A5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 144, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E490A5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 144, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E490A5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E490A5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E490A5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90E4CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E490A5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E490A5

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 #E490A5 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 #E490A5 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

← #E490A4  ·  #E490A6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E490A5?

#E490A5 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 228, 144, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E490A5?

#E490A5 is RGB 228, 144, 165 — HSL 345°, 61%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 28%, 11%.

What colors go with #E490A5?

Its complement is #90E4CF; analogous partners are #E490CF and #E4A590. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E490A5 for text?

Black text on #E490A5 has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.