Palettes / Colors / #E76166

#E76166 — Red

#E76166 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #E76166 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.

#E76166 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 #5FE7E3; it also sits naturally between #E75FA8 and #E79F5F. 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 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 56% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E76166

.text { color: #E76166; }
.background { background-color: #E76166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E76166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 97, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 74%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E76166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 97, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E76166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 97, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E76166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E76166">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FE7E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E76166: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E76166

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 #E76166 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 #E76166 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E76166?

#E76166 is Red, a red color (RGB 231, 97, 102). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E76166?

#E76166 is RGB 231, 97, 102 — HSL 358°, 74%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 56%, 9%.

What colors go with #E76166?

Its complement is #5FE7E3; analogous partners are #E75FA8 and #E79F5F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E76166 for text?

Black text on #E76166 has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.33:1.