Palettes / Colors / #EE727D

#EE727D — Light Vivid Red

#EE727D is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#EE727D 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 #72EEE3; it also sits naturally between #EE72BA and #EEA672. 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 45% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE727D

.text { color: #EE727D; }
.background { background-color: #EE727D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE727D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 114, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 78%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE727D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 114, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE727D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 114, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE727D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE727D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #72EEE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE727D: #000000.

How #EE727D 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 #EE727D 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

← #EE727C  ·  #EE727E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE727D?

#EE727D is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 114, 125). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE727D?

#EE727D is RGB 238, 114, 125 — HSL 355°, 78%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE727D?

Its complement is #72EEE3; analogous partners are #EE72BA and #EEA672. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE727D for text?

Black text on #EE727D has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.