Palettes / Colors / #E49696

#E49696 — Light Red

#E49696 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#E49696 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 #96E4E4; it also sits naturally between #E496BD and #E4BD96. 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 59% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 34% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #E49696

.text { color: #E49696; }
.background { background-color: #E49696; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E49696; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 150, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E49696; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 150, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E49696; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 150, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E49696">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E49696">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96E4E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E49696: #000000.

How #E49696 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 #E49696 or a close neighbour

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 #E49696?

#E49696 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 228, 150, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E49696?

#E49696 is RGB 228, 150, 150 — HSL 0°, 59%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 34%, 11%.

What colors go with #E49696?

Its complement is #96E4E4; analogous partners are #E496BD and #E4BD96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E49696 for text?

Black text on #E49696 has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.