Palettes / Colors / #E34644

#E34644 — Red

#E34644 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#E34644 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 #45E1E3; it also sits naturally between #E34591 and #E39745. 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 27% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 70% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #E34644

.text { color: #E34644; }
.background { background-color: #E34644; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E34644; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(227, 70, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 74%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E34644; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(227, 70, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E34644; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(227, 70, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E34644">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E34644">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E34644

Tints of #E34644

Tones of #E34644

Color harmonies

Complementary — #45E1E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E34644: #000000.

How #E34644 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 #E34644 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 #E34644?

#E34644 is Red, a red color (RGB 227, 70, 68). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E34644?

#E34644 is RGB 227, 70, 68 — HSL 1°, 74%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 70%, 11%.

What colors go with #E34644?

Its complement is #45E1E3; analogous partners are #E34591 and #E39745. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E34644 for text?

Black text on #E34644 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.