Palettes / Colors / #E62828

#E62828 — Vivid Red

#E62828 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E62828 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 #28E6E6; it also sits naturally between #E62887 and #E68728. 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 16% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 83% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E62828

.text { color: #E62828; }
.background { background-color: #E62828; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E62828; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 40, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 79%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E62828; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 40, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E62828; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 40, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E62828">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E62828">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E62828

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28E6E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E62828: #000000.

How #E62828 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 #E62828 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

← #E62827  ·  #E62829 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E62828?

#E62828 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 230, 40, 40). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E62828?

#E62828 is RGB 230, 40, 40 — HSL 0°, 79%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 83%, 10%.

What colors go with #E62828?

Its complement is #28E6E6; analogous partners are #E62887 and #E68728. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E62828 for text?

Black text on #E62828 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.