Palettes / Colors / #E55151

#E55151 — Red

#E55151 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #E55151 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.

#E55151 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 #52E5E5; it also sits naturally between #E5529C and #E59C52. 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 32% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 65% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E55151

.text { color: #E55151; }
.background { background-color: #E55151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E55151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 81, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 74%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E55151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 81, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E55151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 81, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E55151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E55151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52E5E5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E55151: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E55151

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 #E55151 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 #E55151 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 #E55151?

#E55151 is Red, a red color (RGB 229, 81, 81). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E55151?

#E55151 is RGB 229, 81, 81 — HSL 0°, 74%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 65%, 10%.

What colors go with #E55151?

Its complement is #52E5E5; analogous partners are #E5529C and #E59C52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E55151 for text?

Black text on #E55151 has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.