Palettes / Colors / #EC8992

#EC8992 — Light Red

#EC8992 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EC8992 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 #89ECE3; it also sits naturally between #EC89C2 and #ECB289. 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 54% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 38% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC8992

.text { color: #EC8992; }
.background { background-color: #EC8992; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8992; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 137, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8992; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 137, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8992; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 137, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8992">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8992">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC8992

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89ECE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8992: #000000.

How #EC8992 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 #EC8992 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 #EC8992?

#EC8992 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 137, 146). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8992?

#EC8992 is RGB 236, 137, 146 — HSL 355°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8992?

Its complement is #89ECE3; analogous partners are #EC89C2 and #ECB289. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8992 for text?

Black text on #EC8992 has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.