Palettes / Colors / #E42E2E

#E42E2E — Red

#E42E2E is a red color we call 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 #E42E2E 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.

#E42E2E 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 #2FE4E4; it also sits naturally between #E42F8A and #E48A2F. 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 18% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 80% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E42E2E

.text { color: #E42E2E; }
.background { background-color: #E42E2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E42E2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 46, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 77%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E42E2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 46, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E42E2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 46, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E42E2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E42E2E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FE4E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E42E2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E42E2E

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 #E42E2E 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 #E42E2E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E42E2E?

#E42E2E is Red, a red color (RGB 228, 46, 46). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E42E2E?

#E42E2E is RGB 228, 46, 46 — HSL 0°, 77%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 80%, 11%.

What colors go with #E42E2E?

Its complement is #2FE4E4; analogous partners are #E42F8A and #E48A2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E42E2E for text?

Black text on #E42E2E has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.