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#EA1F4E — Vivid Red

#EA1F4E 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 #EA1F4E 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.

#EA1F4E 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 #1FEABB; it also sits naturally between #EA1FB4 and #EA551F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA1F4E · RGB 234, 31, 78

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Color values

HEX#EA1F4E
RGB234, 31, 78
HSL346°, 83%, 52%
HSV346°, 87%, 92%
CMYK0%, 87%, 67%, 8%
XYZ35.80, 19.02, 8.99
Yxy19.02, 0.5610, 0.2981
CIE-Lab50.71, 73.52, 27.93
Hunter Lab43.61, 73.66, 16.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 12% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 67% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA1F4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA1F4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA1F4E

.text { color: #EA1F4E; }
.background { background-color: #EA1F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA1F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 31, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 83%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA1F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 31, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA1F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 31, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA1F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA1F4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA1F4E

#DB1443#C4123C#B11036#9A0E2F#830C28#6B0A21#54081A#410614#2A040D#130206

Tints of #EA1F4E

#EC325D#EE4970#F05C7E#F27391#F4869F#F598AE#F8B0C0#F9C2CF#FCDAE2#FDECF0

Tones of #EA1F4E

#DC2E56#CD3C5E#BE4B66#B1596D#A26775#93767D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FEABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.37:1 AA large only
Against black text4.80:1 AA

Best text color on #EA1F4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA1F4E

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 #EA1F4E: ·

How #EA1F4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #929043Deuteranopia · #9EAD40Tritanopia · #E03A38

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 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA1F4E rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Serene Orchard
#13CF9C · #6AF1B0 · #E7154F · #F3B2C3
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5
Vivid Ruby Cascade
#A126D6 · #E630BB · #E92855 · #AF4010
Lucky Aurora
#8F53E3 · #DC53F1 · #EC4CB9 · #E31847

Similar colors

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

#E6224F#E32249#E7154F#E72950#E92855#E31847#E42A4E#E11A45#DD1A47#DE1A58#EA235E#E12943

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA1F4D  ·  #EA1F4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA1F4E?

#EA1F4E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 31, 78). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA1F4E?

#EA1F4E is RGB 234, 31, 78 — HSL 346°, 83%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 67%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA1F4E?

Its complement is #1FEABB; analogous partners are #EA1FB4 and #EA551F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA1F4E for text?

Black text on #EA1F4E has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.