Palettes / Colors / #EA2E36

#EA2E36 — Vivid Red

#EA2E36 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 #EA2E36 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.

#EA2E36 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 #2EEAE1; it also sits naturally between #EA2E96 and #EA832E. 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 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

CSS code for #EA2E36

.text { color: #EA2E36; }
.background { background-color: #EA2E36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2E36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 46, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2E36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 46, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2E36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 46, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2E36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2E36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2E36

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EEAE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA2E36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2E36

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 #EA2E36 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 #EA2E36 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2E36?

#EA2E36 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 46, 54). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2E36?

#EA2E36 is RGB 234, 46, 54 — HSL 357°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 77%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2E36?

Its complement is #2EEAE1; analogous partners are #EA2E96 and #EA832E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA2E36 for text?

Black text on #EA2E36 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.