Palettes / Colors / #E95D4E

#E95D4E — Vivid Red

#E95D4E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #E95D4E 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.

#E95D4E 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 #4EDAE9; it also sits naturally between #E94E8C and #E9AB4E. 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 36% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 67% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E95D4E

.text { color: #E95D4E; }
.background { background-color: #E95D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E95D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 93, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 78%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E95D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 93, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E95D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 93, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E95D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E95D4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDAE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E95D4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E95D4E

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:

How #E95D4E 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 #E95D4E 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 #E95D4E?

#E95D4E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 233, 93, 78). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E95D4E?

#E95D4E is RGB 233, 93, 78 — HSL 6°, 78%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 67%, 9%.

What colors go with #E95D4E?

Its complement is #4EDAE9; analogous partners are #E94E8C and #E9AB4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E95D4E for text?

Black text on #E95D4E has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.