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#EA7481 — Light Red

#EA7481 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EA7481 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.

#EA7481 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 #75EADD; it also sits naturally between #EA75BE and #EAA275. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA7481 · RGB 234, 116, 129

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Color values

HEX#EA7481
RGB234, 116, 129
HSL353°, 74%, 69%
HSV353°, 50%, 92%
CMYK0%, 50%, 45%, 8%
XYZ44.14, 31.57, 24.54
Yxy31.57, 0.4403, 0.3149
CIE-Lab62.98, 46.75, 14.47
Hunter Lab56.19, 45.62, 10.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 45% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 45% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA7481 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA7481 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA7481

.text { color: #EA7481; }
.background { background-color: #EA7481; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA7481; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 116, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA7481; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 116, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA7481; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 116, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA7481">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA7481">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA7481

#E65B6B#E23C4F#DE2137#BF1D2F#A41929#851421#6A101A#4B0B13#31070C#120304

Tints of #EA7481

#EC838F#EE8C97#F099A3#F2A6AF#F4B4BB#F5BCC3#F7CACF#F9D7DB#FAE0E3#FCEDEF

Tones of #EA7481

#E27E8A#DA8690#D18F96#C9979D#C19FA3#B9A7A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75EADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.87:1 Fails
Against black text7.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA7481: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA7481

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 #EA7481: ·

How #EA7481 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B7B67EDeuteranopia · #BEC77DTritanopia · #E47B7B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA7481 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Canyon
#AF244C · #E47A80 · #27C195 · #9CE3CE
Royal Ruby Zephyr
#E57087 · #E42A4E · #971B33 · #4D0A17
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette 9ddcdc
#9DDCDC · #FFF4E1 · #FFEBB7 · #E67A7A
Palette E97777
#E97777 · #FF9F9F · #FCDDB0 · #FFFAD7

Similar colors

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

#E47A80#E57087#F37382#EA7B7B#E67A7A#E97777#EE6983#F67280#EE7875#E06B80#F47C7C#DD6E7F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA7480  ·  #EA7482 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA7481?

#EA7481 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 116, 129). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA7481?

#EA7481 is RGB 234, 116, 129 — HSL 353°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 45%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA7481?

Its complement is #75EADD; analogous partners are #EA75BE and #EAA275. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA7481 for text?

Black text on #EA7481 has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.