Palettes / Colors / #ED9293

#ED9293 — Light Red

#ED9293 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#ED9293 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 #91EDEC; it also sits naturally between #ED91C1 and #EDBE91. 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 57% · Blue 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ED9293

.text { color: #ED9293; }
.background { background-color: #ED9293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED9293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 146, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED9293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 146, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED9293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 146, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED9293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED9293">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91EDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED9293: #000000.

How #ED9293 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 #ED9293 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED9293?

#ED9293 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 237, 146, 147). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED9293?

#ED9293 is RGB 237, 146, 147 — HSL 359°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED9293?

Its complement is #91EDEC; analogous partners are #ED91C1 and #EDBE91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED9293 for text?

Black text on #ED9293 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.