Palettes / Colors / #E4373A

#E4373A — Red

#E4373A is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E4373A 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 #35E3E1; it also sits naturally between #E3358F and #E38935. 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 22% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 75% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #E4373A

.text { color: #E4373A; }
.background { background-color: #E4373A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4373A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 55, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 76%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4373A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 55, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4373A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 55, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4373A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4373A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4373A

Tints of #E4373A

Tones of #E4373A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #35E3E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4373A: #000000.

How #E4373A 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 #E4373A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E43739  ·  #E4373B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4373A?

#E4373A is Red, a red color (RGB 228, 55, 58). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4373A?

#E4373A is RGB 228, 55, 58 — HSL 359°, 76%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 75%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4373A?

Its complement is #35E3E1; analogous partners are #E3358F and #E38935. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4373A for text?

Black text on #E4373A has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.