Palettes / Colors / #E9535D

#E9535D — Red

#E9535D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#E9535D 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 #53E9DF; it also sits naturally between #E953A8 and #E99453. 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 33% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 60% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E9535D

.text { color: #E9535D; }
.background { background-color: #E9535D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9535D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 83, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 77%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9535D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 83, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9535D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 83, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9535D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9535D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E9535D

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Tones of #E9535D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #53E9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9535D: #000000.

How #E9535D 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 #E9535D 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

← #E9535C  ·  #E9535E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9535D?

#E9535D is Red, a red color (RGB 233, 83, 93). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9535D?

#E9535D is RGB 233, 83, 93 — HSL 356°, 77%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 60%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9535D?

Its complement is #53E9DF; analogous partners are #E953A8 and #E99453. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9535D for text?

Black text on #E9535D has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.