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#EA768F — Light Red

#EA768F 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 #EA768F 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.

#EA768F 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 #76EAD1; it also sits naturally between #EA76C9 and #EA9776. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA768F · RGB 234, 118, 143

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Color values

HEX#EA768F
RGB234, 118, 143
HSL347°, 73%, 69%
HSV347°, 50%, 92%
CMYK0%, 50%, 39%, 8%
XYZ45.37, 32.43, 29.86
Yxy32.43, 0.4214, 0.3013
CIE-Lab63.70, 47.23, 7.48
Hunter Lab56.95, 46.30, 5.90

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

Sample text in #EA768F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA768F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA768F

.text { color: #EA768F; }
.background { background-color: #EA768F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA768F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 118, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 73%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA768F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 118, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA768F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 118, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA768F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA768F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA768F

#E65C7A#E13D60#DD224B#BE1E40#A31937#84152D#6A1124#4B0C19#310810#120306

Tints of #EA768F

#EC839A#ED8CA1#EF9AAC#F1A7B7#F3B4C2#F5BDC9#F7CAD4#F9D7DF#FAE0E6#FCEDF1

Tones of #EA768F

#E27E94#D98799#D18F9D#C897A2#C19FA7#B8A8AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76EAD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.81:1 Fails
Against black text7.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA768F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA768F

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 #EA768F: ·

How #EA768F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B789Deuteranopia · #BFC788Tritanopia · #E48483

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 #EA768F rather than the exact color:

Misty Opal
#F6D0D8 · #E77991 · #D21E45 · #791128
Royal Ruby Zephyr
#E57087 · #E42A4E · #971B33 · #4D0A17
Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C

Similar colors

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

#E77991#E57087#F5788B#E36C8B#F37199#DD7896#F57799#EC6792#F37382#E47A80#F2789F#EE6983

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA768E  ·  #EA7690 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA768F?

#EA768F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 118, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA768F?

#EA768F is RGB 234, 118, 143 — HSL 347°, 73%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 39%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA768F?

Its complement is #76EAD1; analogous partners are #EA76C9 and #EA9776. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA768F for text?

Black text on #EA768F has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.