Palettes / Colors / #E53124

#E53124 — Vivid Red

#E53124 is a red color we call Vivid 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 #E53124 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.

#E53124 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 #24D8E5; it also sits naturally between #E52478 and #E59124. 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 90% · Green 19% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 84% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E53124

.text { color: #E53124; }
.background { background-color: #E53124; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E53124; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 49, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 79%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E53124; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 49, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E53124; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 49, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E53124">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E53124">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E53124

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Tones of #E53124

Color harmonies

Complementary — #24D8E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E53124: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E53124

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 #E53124 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 #E53124 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 #E53124?

#E53124 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 229, 49, 36). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E53124?

#E53124 is RGB 229, 49, 36 — HSL 4°, 79%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 84%, 10%.

What colors go with #E53124?

Its complement is #24D8E5; analogous partners are #E52478 and #E59124. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E53124 for text?

Black text on #E53124 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.