Palettes / Colors / #E75151

#E75151 — Red

#E75151 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#E75151 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 #50E7E7; it also sits naturally between #E7509C and #E79C50. 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 91% · Green 32% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 65% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E75151

.text { color: #E75151; }
.background { background-color: #E75151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E75151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 81, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 76%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E75151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 81, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E75151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 81, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E75151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E75151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #50E7E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E75151: #000000.

How #E75151 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 #E75151

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E75151 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 #E75151?

#E75151 is Red, a red color (RGB 231, 81, 81). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E75151?

#E75151 is RGB 231, 81, 81 — HSL 0°, 76%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 65%, 9%.

What colors go with #E75151?

Its complement is #50E7E7; analogous partners are #E7509C and #E79C50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E75151 for text?

Black text on #E75151 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.69:1.