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#EA8693 — Light Red

#EA8693 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 #EA8693 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.

#EA8693 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 #86EADC; it also sits naturally between #EA86C5 and #EAAA86. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA8693 · RGB 234, 134, 147

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Color values

HEX#EA8693
RGB234, 134, 147
HSL352°, 70%, 72%
HSV352°, 43%, 92%
CMYK0%, 43%, 37%, 8%
XYZ47.72, 36.65, 32.16
Yxy36.65, 0.4095, 0.3145
CIE-Lab67.01, 39.59, 9.93
Hunter Lab60.54, 38.61, 7.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 53% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 37% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA8693 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA8693 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA8693

.text { color: #EA8693; }
.background { background-color: #EA8693; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA8693; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 134, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 70%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA8693; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 134, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA8693; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 134, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA8693">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA8693">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA8693

#E46778#DF495D#DA2F46#C32238#A51D2F#861826#68121E#4E0E16#30080E#110305

Tints of #EA8693

#EB8E9B#ED9BA6#EFA4AE#F1B1BA#F3BAC1#F4C2C9#F7CFD5#F8D8DC#FAE5E8#FCEEF0

Tones of #EA8693

#E28D98#DB949D#D49BA3#CDA2A8#C6A9AD#BFB0B2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86EADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #EA8693: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA8693

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 #EA8693: ·

How #EA8693 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBE90Deuteranopia · #C5CC8FTritanopia · #E58D8D

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA8693 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette 393232
#393232 · #4D4545 · #8D6262 · #ED8D8D
Palette F2f2f2
#F2F2F2 · #EBD5D5 · #EA8A8A · #685454
Palette F4f0e4
#F4F0E4 · #44A194 · #537D96 · #EC8F8D
Burning Monsoon
#DF8699 · #CF5972 · #982941 · #5D1D2A
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4

Similar colors

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

#E78895#ED8D8D#EA8A8A#EC8F8D#DF8699#F08787#E77991#F29191#E48586#EE9494#E688A1#F68989

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA8692  ·  #EA8694 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA8693?

#EA8693 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 234, 134, 147). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA8693?

#EA8693 is RGB 234, 134, 147 — HSL 352°, 70%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 37%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA8693?

Its complement is #86EADC; analogous partners are #EA86C5 and #EAAA86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA8693 for text?

Black text on #EA8693 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.