Palettes / Colors / #EF8485

#EF8485 — Light Red

#EF8485 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EF8485 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 #85EFED; it also sits naturally between #EF85BC and #EFB885. 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 94% · Green 52% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 44% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EF8485

.text { color: #EF8485; }
.background { background-color: #EF8485; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8485; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 132, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 77%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8485; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 132, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8485; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 132, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8485">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8485">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF8485

Tints of #EF8485

Tones of #EF8485

Color harmonies

Complementary — #85EFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF8485: #000000.

How #EF8485 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 #EF8485 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

← #EF8484  ·  #EF8486 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8485?

#EF8485 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 132, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8485?

#EF8485 is RGB 239, 132, 133 — HSL 359°, 77%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 44%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8485?

Its complement is #85EFED; analogous partners are #EF85BC and #EFB885. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8485 for text?

Black text on #EF8485 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.