Palettes / Colors / #EE8697

#EE8697 — Light Red

#EE8697 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 #EE8697 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.

#EE8697 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 #87EEDD; it also sits naturally between #EE87CB and #EEA987. 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 53% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE8697

.text { color: #EE8697; }
.background { background-color: #EE8697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE8697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 134, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE8697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 134, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE8697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 134, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE8697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE8697">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87EEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE8697: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE8697

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 #EE8697 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 #EE8697 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 #EE8697?

#EE8697 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 134, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE8697?

#EE8697 is RGB 238, 134, 151 — HSL 350°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE8697?

Its complement is #87EEDD; analogous partners are #EE87CB and #EEA987. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE8697 for text?

Black text on #EE8697 has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.