Palettes / Colors / #EA768E

#EA768E — Light Red

#EA768E 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 #EA768E 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.

#EA768E 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 #76EAD3; it also sits naturally between #EA76C7 and #EA9976. 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 46% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 39% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA768E

.text { color: #EA768E; }
.background { background-color: #EA768E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA768E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 118, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 73%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA768E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 118, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA768E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 118, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA768E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA768E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76EAD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA768E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA768E

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 #EA768E 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 #EA768E 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 #EA768E?

#EA768E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 118, 142). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA768E?

#EA768E is RGB 234, 118, 142 — HSL 348°, 73%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 39%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA768E?

Its complement is #76EAD3; analogous partners are #EA76C7 and #EA9976. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA768E for text?

Black text on #EA768E has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.