Palettes / Colors / #EC8F8D

#EC8F8D — Light Red

#EC8F8D is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EC8F8D 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 #8EEAEC; it also sits naturally between #EC8EBB and #ECBE8E. 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 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EC8F8D

.text { color: #EC8F8D; }
.background { background-color: #EC8F8D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC8F8D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 143, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC8F8D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 143, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC8F8D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 143, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC8F8D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC8F8D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC8F8D: #000000.

How #EC8F8D 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 #EC8F8D

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC8F8C  ·  #EC8F8E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC8F8D?

#EC8F8D is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 143, 141). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC8F8D?

#EC8F8D is RGB 236, 143, 141 — HSL 1°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC8F8D?

Its complement is #8EEAEC; analogous partners are #EC8EBB and #ECBE8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC8F8D for text?

Black text on #EC8F8D has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.