Palettes / Colors / #EA8097

#EA8097 — Light Red

#EA8097 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 #EA8097 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.

#EA8097 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 #80EAD3; it also sits naturally between #EA80CC and #EA9E80. 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 50% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 35% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA8097

.text { color: #EA8097; }
.background { background-color: #EA8097; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA8097; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 128, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA8097; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 128, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA8097; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 128, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA8097">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA8097">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80EAD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA8097: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA8097

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 #EA8097 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 #EA8097 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 #EA8097?

#EA8097 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 128, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA8097?

#EA8097 is RGB 234, 128, 151 — HSL 347°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 35%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA8097?

Its complement is #80EAD3; analogous partners are #EA80CC and #EA9E80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA8097 for text?

Black text on #EA8097 has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.