Palettes / Colors / #E87F73
#E87F73 — Light Red
#E87F73 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #E87F73 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.
#E87F73 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 #73DCE8; it also sits naturally between #E873A2 and #E8B973. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E87F73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 127, 115 |
| HSL | 6°, 72%, 68% |
| HSV | 6°, 50%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 45%, 50%, 9% |
| XYZ | 43.96, 33.57, 20.38 |
| Yxy | 33.57, 0.4490, 0.3429 |
| CIE-Lab | 64.62, 39.17, 24.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.94, 37.72, 17.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 50% · Blue 45%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 50% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E87F73
.text { color: #E87F73; }
.background { background-color: #E87F73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E87F73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 127, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 72%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E87F73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 127, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E87F73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 127, 115, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E87F73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E87F73">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E87F73
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Tones of #E87F73
Color harmonies
Complementary — #73DCE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.72:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E87F73: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E87F73
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E87F73: ·
How #E87F73 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 #E87F73 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E87F73?
#E87F73 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 232, 127, 115). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E87F73?
#E87F73 is RGB 232, 127, 115 — HSL 6°, 72%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 50%, 9%.
What colors go with #E87F73?
Its complement is #73DCE8; analogous partners are #E873A2 and #E8B973. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E87F73 for text?
Black text on #E87F73 has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.