Palettes / Colors / #E11D48

#E11D48 — Red

#E11D48 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E11D48 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 #1DE2B7; it also sits naturally between #E21DAA and #E2551D. 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 11% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 68% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E11D48

.text { color: #E11D48; }
.background { background-color: #E11D48; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E11D48; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 29, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 77%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E11D48; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 29, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E11D48; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 29, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E11D48">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E11D48">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E11D48

Tints of #E11D48

Tones of #E11D48

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1DE2B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E11D48: #FFFFFF.

How #E11D48 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 #E11D48 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 #E11D48?

#E11D48 is Red, a red color (RGB 225, 29, 72). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E11D48?

#E11D48 is RGB 225, 29, 72 — HSL 347°, 77%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 68%, 12%.

What colors go with #E11D48?

Its complement is #1DE2B7; analogous partners are #E21DAA and #E2551D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E11D48 for text?

White text on #E11D48 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.47:1.