Palettes / Colors / #EE969F

#EE969F — Light Red

#EE969F is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EE969F 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 #96EEE5; it also sits naturally between #EE96CB and #EEB996. 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 59% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE969F

.text { color: #EE969F; }
.background { background-color: #EE969F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE969F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 150, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE969F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 150, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE969F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 150, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE969F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE969F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96EEE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE969F: #000000.

How #EE969F 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 #EE969F 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

← #EE969E  ·  #EE96A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE969F?

#EE969F is Light Red, a red color (RGB 238, 150, 159). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE969F?

#EE969F is RGB 238, 150, 159 — HSL 354°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 33%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE969F?

Its complement is #96EEE5; analogous partners are #EE96CB and #EEB996. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE969F for text?

Black text on #EE969F has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.