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#E83B60 — Vivid Red

#E83B60 is a red color we call Vivid 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 #E83B60 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.

#E83B60 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 #3BE8C2; it also sits naturally between #E83BB7 and #E86C3B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E83B60 · RGB 232, 59, 96

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Color values

HEX#E83B60
RGB232, 59, 96
HSL347°, 79%, 57%
HSV347°, 75%, 91%
CMYK0%, 75%, 59%, 9%
XYZ36.95, 21.13, 13.20
Yxy21.13, 0.5184, 0.2964
CIE-Lab53.09, 67.13, 20.14
Hunter Lab45.97, 66.56, 13.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 23% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 59% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E83B60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E83B60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E83B60

.text { color: #E83B60; }
.background { background-color: #E83B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E83B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 59, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(347, 79%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E83B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 59, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E83B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 59, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E83B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E83B60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E83B60

#E5244E#D21941#BB163A#A41333#8D112C#720D23#5B0B1C#440815#29050D#120206

Tints of #E83B60

#EA4D6F#EC5F7E#EE728D#F1849B#F396AA#F4A4B5#F6B6C4#F9C8D3#FBDAE1#FDEDF0

Tones of #E83B60

#DC4767#CF546F#C36075#B76C7C#AB7883#9D858B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BE8C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.02:1 AA large only
Against black text5.23:1 AA

Best text color on #E83B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E83B60

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E83B60: ·

How #E83B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9D9C57Deuteranopia · #A7B455Tritanopia · #DF504E

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E83B60 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Saffron
#ED3661 · #DE8049 · #EBE87A · #AAF177
Palette Eb455f
#EB455F · #FCFFE7 · #BAD7E9 · #2B3467
Palette 2b3467
#2B3467 · #BAD7E9 · #FCFFE7 · #EB455F
Palette 5e1675
#5E1675 · #EE4266 · #FFD23F · #337357
Palette E23e57
#E23E57 · #88304E · #522546 · #311D3F
Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ED3661#EB455F#EE4266#E23E57#E23956#EB3357#E74666#E63E6D#DE3163#E34354#DB4362#E02F59

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E83B5F  ·  #E83B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E83B60?

#E83B60 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 232, 59, 96). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E83B60?

#E83B60 is RGB 232, 59, 96 — HSL 347°, 79%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 59%, 9%.

What colors go with #E83B60?

Its complement is #3BE8C2; analogous partners are #E83BB7 and #E86C3B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E83B60 for text?

Black text on #E83B60 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.