Palettes / Colors / #EA281B

#EA281B — Vivid Red

#EA281B 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 #EA281B 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.

#EA281B 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 #1ADCEA; it also sits naturally between #EA1A74 and #EA901A. 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 16% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 88% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA281B

.text { color: #EA281B; }
.background { background-color: #EA281B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA281B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 40, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 83%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA281B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 40, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA281B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 40, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA281B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA281B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1ADCEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA281B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA281B

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 #EA281B 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 #EA281B 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

← #EA281A  ·  #EA281C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA281B?

#EA281B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 40, 27). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA281B?

#EA281B is RGB 234, 40, 27 — HSL 4°, 83%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 88%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA281B?

Its complement is #1ADCEA; analogous partners are #EA1A74 and #EA901A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA281B for text?

Black text on #EA281B has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.