Palettes / Colors / #E63946

#E63946 — Vivid Red

#E63946 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#E63946 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 #37E6D8; it also sits naturally between #E6379D and #E68037. 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 22% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 70% · Key 10%

Previews

CSS code for #E63946

.text { color: #E63946; }
.background { background-color: #E63946; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E63946; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 57, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 78%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E63946; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 57, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E63946; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 57, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E63946">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E63946">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37E6D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E63946: #000000.

How #E63946 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 #E63946

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 #E63946?

#E63946 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 230, 57, 70). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E63946?

#E63946 is RGB 230, 57, 70 — HSL 355°, 78%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 70%, 10%.

What colors go with #E63946?

Its complement is #37E6D8; analogous partners are #E6379D and #E68037. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E63946 for text?

Black text on #E63946 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.