Palettes / Colors / #E8969D

#E8969D — Light Red

#E8969D is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#E8969D 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 #96E8E1; it also sits naturally between #E896C6 and #E8B896. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 59% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 32% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8969D

.text { color: #E8969D; }
.background { background-color: #E8969D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8969D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 150, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 64%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8969D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 150, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8969D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 150, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8969D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8969D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E8969D

Tints of #E8969D

Tones of #E8969D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #96E8E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8969D: #000000.

How #E8969D 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 #E8969D 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

← #E8969C  ·  #E8969E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8969D?

#E8969D is Light Red, a red color (RGB 232, 150, 157). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8969D?

#E8969D is RGB 232, 150, 157 — HSL 355°, 64%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 32%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8969D?

Its complement is #96E8E1; analogous partners are #E896C6 and #E8B896. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8969D for text?

Black text on #E8969D has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.