Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #EA2E35

#EA2E35 — Vivid Red

#EA2E35 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 #EA2E35 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.

#EA2E35 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 #2EEAE4; it also sits naturally between #EA2E93 and #EA862E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA2E35 · RGB 234, 46, 53

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#EA2E35
RGB234, 46, 53
HSL358°, 82%, 55%
HSV358°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 80%, 77%, 8%
XYZ35.55, 19.70, 5.30
Yxy19.70, 0.5871, 0.3254
CIE-Lab51.50, 69.30, 43.37
Hunter Lab44.39, 68.73, 22.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 18% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 77% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA2E35 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA2E35 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA2E35

.text { color: #EA2E35; }
.background { background-color: #EA2E35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2E35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 46, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2E35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 46, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2E35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 46, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2E35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2E35">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2E35

#E8171E#D1151B#BA1218#A21015#8B0E12#6F0B0E#58090B#410608#2A0405#130202

Tints of #EA2E35

#EC4146#EE5358#F0666A#F2787C#F49093#F6A2A5#F8B5B7#F9C7C9#FBDADB#FDECED

Tones of #EA2E35

#DD3C41#D0494D#C2565A#B46467#A77274#9A7E7F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EEAE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.25:1 AA large only
Against black text4.94:1 AA

Best text color on #EA2E35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2E35

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 #EA2E35: ·

How #EA2E35 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #999733Deuteranopia · #A4B233Tritanopia · #E13232

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 · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA2E35 rather than the exact color:

Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Honey Saffron
#E4373A · #C87B26 · #BEC927 · #60B827
Vintage Ruby Canyon
#1F9016 · #212FDE · #DF2836 · #AEE8A8
Palette E72929
#E72929 · #FF5BAE · #FFE4CF · #FFFDD7
Vintage Cascade
#251161 · #5A116D · #6D154F · #E1253B

Similar colors

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

#E43636#E5252F#E4373A#DF2836#E72929#E1253B#DF353C#E63428#DB2D36#F23A3A#E0383B#DC3535

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA2E34  ·  #EA2E36 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2E35?

#EA2E35 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 46, 53). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2E35?

#EA2E35 is RGB 234, 46, 53 — HSL 358°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 77%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2E35?

Its complement is #2EEAE4; analogous partners are #EA2E93 and #EA862E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2E35 for text?

Black text on #EA2E35 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.