Palettes / Colors / #E10939

#E10939 — Vivid Red

#E10939 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #E10939 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.

#E10939 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 #09E1B2; it also sits naturally between #E109A4 and #E14709. 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 4% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 75% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E10939

.text { color: #E10939; }
.background { background-color: #E10939; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E10939; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 9, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 92%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E10939; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 9, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E10939; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 9, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E10939">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E10939">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E10939

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09E1B2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E10939: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E10939

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 #E10939 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 #E10939 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

← #E10938  ·  #E1093A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E10939?

#E10939 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 225, 9, 57). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E10939?

#E10939 is RGB 225, 9, 57 — HSL 347°, 92%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 96%, 75%, 12%.

What colors go with #E10939?

Its complement is #09E1B2; analogous partners are #E109A4 and #E14709. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E10939 for text?

White text on #E10939 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.