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#EA6166 — Red

#EA6166 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EA6166 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.

#EA6166 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 #61EAE6; it also sits naturally between #EA61AA and #EAA161. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA6166 · RGB 234, 97, 102

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Color values

HEX#EA6166
RGB234, 97, 102
HSL358°, 77%, 65%
HSV358°, 59%, 92%
CMYK0%, 59%, 56%, 8%
XYZ40.60, 27.00, 15.64
Yxy27.00, 0.4878, 0.3243
CIE-Lab58.98, 53.40, 24.52
Hunter Lab51.96, 52.14, 16.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 38% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 56% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA6166 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA6166 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA6166

.text { color: #EA6166; }
.background { background-color: #EA6166; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA6166; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 97, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA6166; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 97, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA6166; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 97, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA6166">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA6166">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA6166

#E7464B#E32B31#D41C22#B9181D#9E1519#7E1014#630D10#48090B#2D0607#120203

Tints of #EA6166

#EC6F73#EE7C80#F08A8D#F2979A#F4A9AC#F6B7B9#F7C4C6#F9D2D3#FBDFE0#FDEDED

Tones of #EA6166

#E16B6F#D77578#CD7E81#C3888A#B99293#B09C9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EAE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.28:1 AA large only
Against black text6.40:1 AA

Best text color on #EA6166: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA6166

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EA6166: ·

How #EA6166 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AFAD65Deuteranopia · #B7C164Tritanopia · #E36464

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA6166 rather than the exact color:

Palette F99b7d
#F99B7D · #E76161 · #B04759 · #8BACAA
Serene Petal
#B7241D · #E55D64 · #20C3CA · #A1D8E9
Vivid Solace
#17B0A1 · #41E6D3 · #EA5A68 · #EC9F9D
Scarlet Ruby Terrace
#F6B2B2 · #ED686A · #DA1B1D · #A41E1F
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E76161#E55D64#EA5A68#ED686A#E96962#EB666E#F2676A#EA5B6F#E36A6A#EF5A6F#EB586F#E86173

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA6165  ·  #EA6167 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA6166?

#EA6166 is Red, a red color (RGB 234, 97, 102). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA6166?

#EA6166 is RGB 234, 97, 102 — HSL 358°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 56%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA6166?

Its complement is #61EAE6; analogous partners are #EA61AA and #EAA161. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA6166 for text?

Black text on #EA6166 has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.