Palettes / Colors / #E78E8A

#E78E8A — Light Red

#E78E8A is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#E78E8A 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 #88E2E7; it also sits naturally between #E788B3 and #E7BC88. 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 56% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 40% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E78E8A

.text { color: #E78E8A; }
.background { background-color: #E78E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E78E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 142, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 66%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E78E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 142, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E78E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 142, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E78E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E78E8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E78E8A

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Tones of #E78E8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #88E2E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E78E8A: #000000.

How #E78E8A 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 #E78E8A 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

← #E78E89  ·  #E78E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E78E8A?

#E78E8A is Light Red, a red color (RGB 231, 142, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E78E8A?

#E78E8A is RGB 231, 142, 138 — HSL 3°, 66%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 40%, 9%.

What colors go with #E78E8A?

Its complement is #88E2E7; analogous partners are #E788B3 and #E7BC88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E78E8A for text?

Black text on #E78E8A has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.