Palettes / Colors / #EC807E

#EC807E — Light Red

#EC807E is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#EC807E 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 #7EEAEC; it also sits naturally between #EC7EB3 and #ECB77E. 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 93% · Green 50% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC807E

.text { color: #EC807E; }
.background { background-color: #EC807E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC807E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 128, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC807E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 128, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC807E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 128, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC807E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC807E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EEAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC807E: #000000.

How #EC807E 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 #EC807E 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

← #EC807D  ·  #EC807F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC807E?

#EC807E is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 128, 126). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC807E?

#EC807E is RGB 236, 128, 126 — HSL 1°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC807E?

Its complement is #7EEAEC; analogous partners are #EC7EB3 and #ECB77E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC807E for text?

Black text on #EC807E has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.