Palettes / Colors / #E97286

#E97286 — Light Red

#E97286 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

#E97286 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 #72E9D5; it also sits naturally between #E972C1 and #E99A72. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 42% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #E97286

.text { color: #E97286; }
.background { background-color: #E97286; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E97286; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 114, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 73%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E97286; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 114, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E97286; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 114, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E97286">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E97286">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E97286

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72E9D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E97286: #000000.

How #E97286 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 #E97286 or a close neighbour

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 #E97286?

#E97286 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 233, 114, 134). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E97286?

#E97286 is RGB 233, 114, 134 — HSL 350°, 73%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 42%, 9%.

What colors go with #E97286?

Its complement is #72E9D5; analogous partners are #E972C1 and #E99A72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E97286 for text?

Black text on #E97286 has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.