Palettes / Colors / #EB989F

#EB989F — Light Red

#EB989F is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EB989F 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 #99EBE4; it also sits naturally between #EB99C9 and #EBBB99. 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 60% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 32% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EB989F

.text { color: #EB989F; }
.background { background-color: #EB989F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB989F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 152, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 67%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB989F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 152, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB989F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 152, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB989F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB989F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB989F

Tints of #EB989F

Tones of #EB989F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99EBE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB989F: #000000.

How #EB989F 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 #EB989F or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB989E  ·  #EB98A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB989F?

#EB989F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 235, 152, 159). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB989F?

#EB989F is RGB 235, 152, 159 — HSL 355°, 67%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 32%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB989F?

Its complement is #99EBE4; analogous partners are #EB99C9 and #EBBB99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB989F for text?

Black text on #EB989F has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.