Palettes / Colors / #EA2F03
#EA2F03 — Vivid Red
#EA2F03 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 #EA2F03 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.
#EA2F03 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 #04BDE7; it also sits naturally between #E7044C and #E79F04. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA2F03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 47, 3 |
| HSL | 11°, 97%, 46% |
| HSV | 11°, 99%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 80%, 99%, 8% |
| XYZ | 34.96, 19.53, 2.01 |
| Yxy | 19.53, 0.6187, 0.3456 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.30, 68.16, 63.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.20, 67.29, 26.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 18% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 99% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA2F03
.text { color: #EA2F03; }
.background { background-color: #EA2F03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA2F03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 47, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 97%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA2F03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 47, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA2F03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 47, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA2F03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA2F03">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #04BDE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.28:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.91:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA2F03: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA2F03
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EA2F03: ·
How #EA2F03 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 #EA2F03 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EA2F03?
#EA2F03 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 47, 3). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA2F03?
#EA2F03 is RGB 234, 47, 3 — HSL 11°, 97%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 80%, 99%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA2F03?
Its complement is #04BDE7; analogous partners are #E7044C and #E79F04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA2F03 for text?
Black text on #EA2F03 has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.