Palettes / Colors / #E8A191

#E8A191 — Light Red

#E8A191 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #E8A191 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.

#E8A191 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 #92D8E8; it also sits naturally between #E892AD and #E8CD92. 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 63% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 38% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8A191

.text { color: #E8A191; }
.background { background-color: #E8A191; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8A191; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 161, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 65%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8A191; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 161, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8A191; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 161, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8A191">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8A191">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92D8E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8A191: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8A191

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 #E8A191 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 #E8A191 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 #E8A191?

#E8A191 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 232, 161, 145). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8A191?

#E8A191 is RGB 232, 161, 145 — HSL 11°, 65%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 38%, 9%.

What colors go with #E8A191?

Its complement is #92D8E8; analogous partners are #E892AD and #E8CD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8A191 for text?

Black text on #E8A191 has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.