Palettes / Colors / #E69EA3

#E69EA3 — Light Red

#E69EA3 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #E69EA3 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.

#E69EA3 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 #9EE6E1; it also sits naturally between #E69EC7 and #E6BD9E. 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 90% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 29% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E69EA3

.text { color: #E69EA3; }
.background { background-color: #E69EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E69EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 158, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 59%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E69EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 158, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E69EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 158, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E69EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E69EA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EE6E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E69EA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E69EA3

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 #E69EA3 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 #E69EA3 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

← #E69EA2  ·  #E69EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E69EA3?

#E69EA3 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 230, 158, 163). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E69EA3?

#E69EA3 is RGB 230, 158, 163 — HSL 356°, 59%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 29%, 10%.

What colors go with #E69EA3?

Its complement is #9EE6E1; analogous partners are #E69EC7 and #E6BD9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E69EA3 for text?

Black text on #E69EA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.