Palettes / Colors / #E12943

#E12943 — Red

#E12943 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E12943 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 #29E0C8; it also sits naturally between #E0299D and #E06C29. 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 16% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 70% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #E12943

.text { color: #E12943; }
.background { background-color: #E12943; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E12943; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 41, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 75%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E12943; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 41, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E12943; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 41, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E12943">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E12943">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #29E0C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E12943: #000000.

How #E12943 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 #E12943

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 #E12943?

#E12943 is Red, a red color (RGB 225, 41, 67). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E12943?

#E12943 is RGB 225, 41, 67 — HSL 352°, 75%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 70%, 12%.

What colors go with #E12943?

Its complement is #29E0C8; analogous partners are #E0299D and #E06C29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E12943 for text?

Black text on #E12943 has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.57:1.