Palettes / Colors / #E9727A

#E9727A — Light Red

#E9727A 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 #E9727A 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.

#E9727A 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 #72E9E1; it also sits naturally between #E972B5 and #E9A572. 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 45% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 48% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9727A

.text { color: #E9727A; }
.background { background-color: #E9727A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9727A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 114, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 73%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9727A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 114, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9727A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 114, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9727A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9727A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72E9E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9727A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9727A

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 #E9727A 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 #E9727A 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

← #E97279  ·  #E9727B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9727A?

#E9727A is Light Red, a red color (RGB 233, 114, 122). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9727A?

#E9727A is RGB 233, 114, 122 — HSL 356°, 73%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 48%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9727A?

Its complement is #72E9E1; analogous partners are #E972B5 and #E9A572. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9727A for text?

Black text on #E9727A has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.