Palettes / Colors / #E05757

#E05757 — Red

#E05757 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#E05757 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 #57E0E0; it also sits naturally between #E0579C and #E09C57. 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 88% · Green 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 61% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E05757

.text { color: #E05757; }
.background { background-color: #E05757; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E05757; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 87, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 69%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E05757; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 87, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E05757; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 87, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E05757">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E05757">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E05757

Tints of #E05757

Tones of #E05757

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57E0E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E05757: #000000.

How #E05757 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 #E05757 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

← #E05756  ·  #E05758 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E05757?

#E05757 is Red, a red color (RGB 224, 87, 87). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E05757?

#E05757 is RGB 224, 87, 87 — HSL 0°, 69%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 61%, 12%.

What colors go with #E05757?

Its complement is #57E0E0; analogous partners are #E0579C and #E09C57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E05757 for text?

Black text on #E05757 has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.