Palettes / Colors / #EA646B

#EA646B — Red

#EA646B is a red color we call 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 #EA646B 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.

#EA646B 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 #62EAE3; it also sits naturally between #EA62AD and #EA9F62. 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 92% · Green 39% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 54% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA646B

.text { color: #EA646B; }
.background { background-color: #EA646B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA646B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 100, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 76%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA646B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 100, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA646B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 100, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA646B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA646B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62EAE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA646B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA646B

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 #EA646B 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 #EA646B 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 #EA646B?

#EA646B is Red, a red color (RGB 234, 100, 107). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA646B?

#EA646B is RGB 234, 100, 107 — HSL 357°, 76%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 54%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA646B?

Its complement is #62EAE3; analogous partners are #EA62AD and #EA9F62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA646B for text?

Black text on #EA646B has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.