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#EA2E2F — Vivid Red

#EA2E2F 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 #EA2E2F 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.

#EA2E2F 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 #2EEAEA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E8C and #EA8C2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA2E2F · RGB 234, 46, 47

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Color values

HEX#EA2E2F
RGB234, 46, 47
HSL360°, 82%, 55%
HSV360°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 80%, 80%, 8%
XYZ35.42, 19.65, 4.62
Yxy19.65, 0.5934, 0.3292
CIE-Lab51.44, 69.12, 46.54
Hunter Lab44.33, 68.49, 23.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 18% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA2E2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA2E2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA2E2F

.text { color: #EA2E2F; }
.background { background-color: #EA2E2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2E2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 46, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(360, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2E2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 46, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2E2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 46, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2E2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2E2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2E2F

#E81717#D11515#BA1212#A21010#8B0E0E#6F0B0B#580909#410606#2A0404#130202

Tints of #EA2E2F

#EC4141#EE5353#F06666#F27878#F49090#F6A2A2#F8B5B5#F9C7C7#FBDADA#FDECEC

Tones of #EA2E2F

#DD3C3C#D04949#C25656#B46464#A77272#9A7E7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EEAEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.26:1 AA large only
Against black text4.93:1 AA

Best text color on #EA2E2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2E2F

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 #EA2E2F: ·

How #EA2E2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #99972FDeuteranopia · #A4B22FTritanopia · #E12F2F

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 · #DC2626Material Red 500 · #F44336Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA2E2F rather than the exact color:

Palette E72929
#E72929 · #FF5BAE · #FFE4CF · #FFFDD7
Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Palette E62727
#E62727 · #F3F2EC · #DCDCDC · #1E93AB
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Vintage Ruby Canyon
#1F9016 · #212FDE · #DF2836 · #AEE8A8

Similar colors

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

#E72929#E63428#E5252F#E62727#E43636#DF2836#E4373A#F92B29#DB2D36#DC3535#E1253B#F23A3A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA2E2E  ·  #EA2E30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2E2F?

#EA2E2F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 46, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2E2F?

#EA2E2F is RGB 234, 46, 47 — HSL 360°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2E2F?

Its complement is #2EEAEA; analogous partners are #EA2E8C and #EA8C2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2E2F for text?

Black text on #EA2E2F has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.