Palettes / Colors / #EB978E

#EB978E — Light Red

#EB978E is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #EB978E 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.

#EB978E 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 #8EE2EB; it also sits naturally between #EB8EB3 and #EBC68E. 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 59% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 40% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB978E

.text { color: #EB978E; }
.background { background-color: #EB978E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB978E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 151, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB978E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 151, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB978E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 151, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB978E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB978E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB978E

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Tones of #EB978E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EE2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB978E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB978E

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 #EB978E 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 #EB978E 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

← #EB978D  ·  #EB978F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB978E?

#EB978E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 151, 142). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB978E?

#EB978E is RGB 235, 151, 142 — HSL 6°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 40%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB978E?

Its complement is #8EE2EB; analogous partners are #EB8EB3 and #EBC68E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB978E for text?

Black text on #EB978E has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.