Palettes / Colors / #E82102
#E82102 — Vivid Red
#E82102 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #E82102 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.
#E82102 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 #02CAE8; it also sits naturally between #E80257 and #E89402. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E82102 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 33, 2 |
| HSL | 8°, 98%, 46% |
| HSV | 8°, 99%, 91% |
| CMYK | 0%, 86%, 99%, 9% |
| XYZ | 33.83, 18.25, 1.80 |
| Yxy | 18.25, 0.6280, 0.3387 |
| CIE-Lab | 49.80, 70.75, 62.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.72, 70.00, 26.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 13% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 99% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E82102
.text { color: #E82102; }
.background { background-color: #E82102; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E82102; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 33, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 98%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E82102; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 33, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E82102; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 33, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E82102">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E82102">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E82102
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #02CAE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.52:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.65:1 AA |
Best text color on #E82102: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E82102
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E82102: ·
How #E82102 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 #E82102 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E82102?
#E82102 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 232, 33, 2). Its closest standard named color is Red.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E82102?
#E82102 is RGB 232, 33, 2 — HSL 8°, 98%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 99%, 9%.
What colors go with #E82102?
Its complement is #02CAE8; analogous partners are #E80257 and #E89402. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E82102 for text?
Black text on #E82102 has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.52:1.