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#EA2A32 — Vivid Red

#EA2A32 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 #EA2A32 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.

#EA2A32 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 #2AEAE3; it also sits naturally between #EA2A90 and #EA832A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA2A32 · RGB 234, 42, 50

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Color values

HEX#EA2A32
RGB234, 42, 50
HSL358°, 82%, 54%
HSV358°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 82%, 79%, 8%
XYZ35.34, 19.38, 4.90
Yxy19.38, 0.5928, 0.3251
CIE-Lab51.13, 70.18, 44.62
Hunter Lab44.02, 69.68, 22.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 16% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 79% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA2A32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA2A32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA2A32

.text { color: #EA2A32; }
.background { background-color: #EA2A32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2A32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 42, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2A32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 42, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2A32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 42, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2A32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2A32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2A32

#E3161D#CC141A#B51217#9E1014#870D11#6F0B0E#58090B#410608#2A0405#130202

Tints of #EA2A32

#EC3C42#EE4F54#F0666A#F2787C#F48B8E#F59EA0#F7B0B2#F9C7C9#FBDADB#FDECED

Tones of #EA2A32

#DC383D#CF4449#C15356#B36163#A56F71#987C7D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AEAE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.31:1 AA large only
Against black text4.88:1 AA

Best text color on #EA2A32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2A32

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 #EA2A32: ·

How #EA2A32 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #979530Deuteranopia · #A2B030Tritanopia · #E02F2E

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 red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA2A32 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Palette E72929
#E72929 · #FF5BAE · #FFE4CF · #FFFDD7
Vintage Ruby Canyon
#1F9016 · #212FDE · #DF2836 · #AEE8A8
Palette E62727
#E62727 · #F3F2EC · #DCDCDC · #1E93AB
Vintage Cascade
#251161 · #5A116D · #6D154F · #E1253B
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000

Similar colors

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

#E5252F#E72929#DF2836#E62727#E1253B#E43636#E63428#DB2D36#E4373A#FA2635#F92B29#DC3535

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA2A31  ·  #EA2A33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2A32?

#EA2A32 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 42, 50). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2A32?

#EA2A32 is RGB 234, 42, 50 — HSL 358°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 79%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2A32?

Its complement is #2AEAE3; analogous partners are #EA2A90 and #EA832A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2A32 for text?

Black text on #EA2A32 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.