Palettes / Colors / #E2121D

#E2121D — Vivid Red

#E2121D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E2121D 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 #12E2D8; it also sits naturally between #E21285 and #E27012. 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 89% · Green 7% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 87% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2121D

.text { color: #E2121D; }
.background { background-color: #E2121D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2121D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 18, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 85%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2121D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 18, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2121D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 18, 29, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2121D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2121D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2121D

Tints of #E2121D

Tones of #E2121D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #12E2D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2121D: #FFFFFF.

How #E2121D 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 #E2121D 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

← #E2121C  ·  #E2121E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2121D?

#E2121D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 226, 18, 29). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2121D?

#E2121D is RGB 226, 18, 29 — HSL 357°, 85%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 87%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2121D?

Its complement is #12E2D8; analogous partners are #E21285 and #E27012. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2121D for text?

White text on #E2121D has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.34:1.