Palettes / Colors / #EC8EA5

#EC8EA5 — Light Red

#EC8EA5 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 #EC8EA5 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.

#EC8EA5 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 #8EECD4; it also sits naturally between #EC8ED4 and #ECA58E. 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 56% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC8EA5

.text { color: #EC8EA5; }
.background { background-color: #EC8EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 142, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 142, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 142, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8EA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EECD4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8EA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC8EA5

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 #EC8EA5 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 #EC8EA5 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

← #EC8EA4  ·  #EC8EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC8EA5?

#EC8EA5 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 142, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8EA5?

#EC8EA5 is RGB 236, 142, 165 — HSL 345°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 30%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8EA5?

Its complement is #8EECD4; analogous partners are #EC8ED4 and #ECA58E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8EA5 for text?

Black text on #EC8EA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.