Palettes / Colors / #EA2C08

#EA2C08 — Vivid Red

#EA2C08 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #EA2C08 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.

#EA2C08 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 #08C2E7; it also sits naturally between #E70853 and #E79D08. 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 17% · Blue 3%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 97% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA2C08

.text { color: #EA2C08; }
.background { background-color: #EA2C08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2C08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 44, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 93%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2C08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 44, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2C08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 44, 8, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2C08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2C08">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #08C2E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA2C08: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2C08

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 #EA2C08 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 #EA2C08 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

← #EA2C07  ·  #EA2C09 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2C08?

#EA2C08 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 44, 8). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2C08?

#EA2C08 is RGB 234, 44, 8 — HSL 10°, 93%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 97%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2C08?

Its complement is #08C2E7; analogous partners are #E70853 and #E79D08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2C08 for text?

Black text on #EA2C08 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.32:1.