Palettes / Colors / #EF8A92

#EF8A92 — Light Red

#EF8A92 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the red family.

#EF8A92 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 #8AEFE7; it also sits naturally between #EF8AC5 and #EFB48A. 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 54% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 39% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EF8A92

.text { color: #EF8A92; }
.background { background-color: #EF8A92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8A92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 138, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8A92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 138, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8A92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 138, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8A92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8A92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF8A92

Tints of #EF8A92

Tones of #EF8A92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AEFE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF8A92: #000000.

How #EF8A92 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 #EF8A92 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 #EF8A92?

#EF8A92 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 138, 146). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8A92?

#EF8A92 is RGB 239, 138, 146 — HSL 355°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 39%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8A92?

Its complement is #8AEFE7; analogous partners are #EF8AC5 and #EFB48A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8A92 for text?

Black text on #EF8A92 has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.