Palettes / Colors / #EA062F

#EA062F — Vivid Red

#EA062F is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #EA062F 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.

#EA062F 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 #06EAC0; it also sits naturally between #EA06A2 and #EA4E06. 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 92% · Green 2% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA062F

.text { color: #EA062F; }
.background { background-color: #EA062F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA062F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 6, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 95%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA062F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 6, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA062F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 6, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA062F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA062F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #06EAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA062F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA062F

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 #EA062F 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 #EA062F 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

← #EA062E  ·  #EA0630 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA062F?

#EA062F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 6, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA062F?

#EA062F is RGB 234, 6, 47 — HSL 349°, 95%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA062F?

Its complement is #06EAC0; analogous partners are #EA06A2 and #EA4E06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA062F for text?

White text on #EA062F has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.