Palettes / Colors / #E76161

#E76161 — Red

#E76161 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#E76161 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 #5FE7E7; it also sits naturally between #E75FA3 and #E7A35F. 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 91% · Green 38% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 58% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E76161

.text { color: #E76161; }
.background { background-color: #E76161; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E76161; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 97, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 74%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E76161; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 97, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E76161; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 97, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E76161">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E76161">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FE7E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E76161: #000000.

How #E76161 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 #E76161

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E76160  ·  #E76162 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E76161?

#E76161 is Red, a red color (RGB 231, 97, 97). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E76161?

#E76161 is RGB 231, 97, 97 — HSL 0°, 74%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 58%, 9%.

What colors go with #E76161?

Its complement is #5FE7E7; analogous partners are #E75FA3 and #E7A35F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E76161 for text?

Black text on #E76161 has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.