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#EA758C — Light Red

#EA758C 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 #EA758C 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.

#EA758C 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 #75EAD3; it also sits naturally between #EA75C7 and #EA9975. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA758C · RGB 234, 117, 140

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Color values

HEX#EA758C
RGB234, 117, 140
HSL348°, 74%, 69%
HSV348°, 50%, 92%
CMYK0%, 50%, 40%, 8%
XYZ45.03, 32.11, 28.64
Yxy32.11, 0.4257, 0.3036
CIE-Lab63.43, 47.39, 8.81
Hunter Lab56.66, 46.43, 6.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 46% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 40% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA758C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA758C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA758C

.text { color: #EA758C; }
.background { background-color: #EA758C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA758C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 117, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 74%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA758C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 117, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA758C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 117, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA758C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA758C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA758C

#E65B77#E23C5D#DE2147#BF1D3D#A41934#85142B#6A1022#4B0B18#310710#120306

Tints of #EA758C

#EC8398#EE8C9F#F099AA#F2A6B5#F4B4C0#F5BCC8#F7CAD3#F9D7DE#FAE0E5#FCEDF0

Tones of #EA758C

#E27E92#DA8697#D18F9C#C997A1#C19FA6#B9A7AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75EAD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.83:1 Fails
Against black text7.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA758C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA758C

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 #EA758C: ·

How #EA758C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B7B686Deuteranopia · #BEC785Tritanopia · #E48281

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 pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA758C rather than the exact color:

Misty Opal
#F6D0D8 · #E77991 · #D21E45 · #791128
Royal Ruby Zephyr
#E57087 · #E42A4E · #971B33 · #4D0A17
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Wild Ruby Canyon
#AF244C · #E47A80 · #27C195 · #9CE3CE

Similar colors

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

#E77991#E57087#E36C8B#F5788B#F37382#E47A80#EC6792#EE6983#F37199#DD7896#F57799#F67280

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA758B  ·  #EA758D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA758C?

#EA758C is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 117, 140). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA758C?

#EA758C is RGB 234, 117, 140 — HSL 348°, 74%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 40%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA758C?

Its complement is #75EAD3; analogous partners are #EA75C7 and #EA9975. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA758C for text?

Black text on #EA758C has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.