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#EA2A46 — Vivid Red

#EA2A46 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 #EA2A46 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.

#EA2A46 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 #2AEACD; it also sits naturally between #EA2AA7 and #EA6D2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA2A46 · RGB 234, 42, 70

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Color values

HEX#EA2A46
RGB234, 42, 70
HSL351°, 82%, 54%
HSV351°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 82%, 70%, 8%
XYZ35.87, 19.59, 7.69
Yxy19.59, 0.5680, 0.3103
CIE-Lab51.37, 70.92, 33.50
Hunter Lab44.26, 70.65, 18.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 16% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 70% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA2A46 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA2A46 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA2A46

.text { color: #EA2A46; }
.background { background-color: #EA2A46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2A46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 42, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2A46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 42, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2A46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 42, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2A46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2A46">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2A46

#E31635#CC1430#B5122A#9E1025#870D20#6F0B1A#580915#41060F#2A040A#130204

Tints of #EA2A46

#EC3C56#EE4F66#F0667B#F2788B#F48B9B#F59EAB#F7B0BB#F9C7CF#FBDADF#FDECEF

Tones of #EA2A46

#DC3850#CF4459#C15363#B3616D#A56F77#987C80

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2AEACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.27:1 AA large only
Against black text4.92:1 AA

Best text color on #EA2A46: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2A46

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 #EA2A46: ·

How #EA2A46 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #97953FDeuteranopia · #A2B03ETritanopia · #E03A39

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 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA2A46 rather than the exact color:

Tender Breeze
#16CFB8 · #4EE5EC · #E92F46 · #F1ACBD
Palette 2f2342
#2F2342 · #E42F45 · #B42B3F · #7CA0E5
Crimson Ruby Mosaic
#842191 · #DD43BC · #AE2A67 · #E12943
Royal Ruby Zephyr
#E57087 · #E42A4E · #971B33 · #4D0A17
Scarlet Ruby Twilight
#8E0E27 · #EB3447 · #4FEECF · #B7F3E4
Lucky Ruby Tempest
#47070E · #9C0D15 · #E72950 · #E7BEC5

Similar colors

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

#E92F46#E42F45#E12943#E42A4E#EB3447#E72950#E32249#E6224F#F63049#F62440#E1253B#E92855

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA2A45  ·  #EA2A47 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2A46?

#EA2A46 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 42, 70). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2A46?

#EA2A46 is RGB 234, 42, 70 — HSL 351°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 70%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2A46?

Its complement is #2AEACD; analogous partners are #EA2AA7 and #EA6D2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2A46 for text?

Black text on #EA2A46 has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.