Palettes / Colors / #EA6166
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #EA6166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 97, 102 |
| HSL | 358°, 77%, 65% |
| HSV | 358°, 59%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 59%, 56%, 8% |
| XYZ | 40.60, 27.00, 15.64 |
| Yxy | 27.00, 0.4878, 0.3243 |
| CIE-Lab | 58.98, 53.40, 24.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.96, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #61EAE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.28:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.40:1 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:
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:
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 #EA6166 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.