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#EA2E37 — Vivid Red

#EA2E37 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 #EA2E37 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.

#EA2E37 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.

#EA2E37 · RGB 234, 46, 55

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Color values

HEX#EA2E37
RGB234, 46, 55
HSL357°, 82%, 55%
HSV357°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 80%, 76%, 8%
XYZ35.60, 19.72, 5.54
Yxy19.72, 0.5849, 0.3240
CIE-Lab51.52, 69.37, 42.28
Hunter Lab44.41, 68.81, 22.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 18% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 76% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA2E37 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA2E37 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA2E37

.text { color: #EA2E37; }
.background { background-color: #EA2E37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2E37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 46, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2E37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 46, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2E37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 46, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA2E37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2E37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA2E37

#E81721#D1151E#BA121B#A21017#8B0E14#6F0B10#58090D#410609#2A0406#130203

Tints of #EA2E37

#EC4149#EE535B#F0666D#F2787E#F49095#F6A2A6#F8B5B8#F9C7CA#FBDADC#FDECED

Tones of #EA2E37

#DD3C44#D0494F#C2565C#B46468#A77274#9A7E80

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EEAE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #EA2E37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2E37

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 #EA2E37: ·

How #EA2E37 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #999735Deuteranopia · #A4B234Tritanopia · #E13333

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA2E37 rather than the exact color:

Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Honey Saffron
#E4373A · #C87B26 · #BEC927 · #60B827
Vintage Ruby Canyon
#1F9016 · #212FDE · #DF2836 · #AEE8A8
Radiant Ruby Horizon
#850FA5 · #C511A6 · #DC136B · #E5252F
Vintage Cascade
#251161 · #5A116D · #6D154F · #E1253B
Tranquil Ruby Marble
#161B88 · #DF353C · #3CDF35 · #C4C4EF

Similar colors

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

#E43636#E4373A#DF2836#E5252F#E1253B#DF353C#E0383B#F23A3A#E92F46#DB2D36#E72929#E42F45

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA2E36  ·  #EA2E38 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA2E37?

#EA2E37 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 46, 55). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2E37?

#EA2E37 is RGB 234, 46, 55 — HSL 357°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 76%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA2E37?

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

Can I use #EA2E37 for text?

Black text on #EA2E37 has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.