Palettes / Colors / #EA301E
#EA301E — Vivid Red
#EA301E 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 #EA301E 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.
#EA301E 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 #1FD9EA; it also sits naturally between #EA1F74 and #EA961F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA301E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 48, 30 |
| HSL | 5°, 83%, 52% |
| HSV | 5°, 87%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 79%, 87%, 8% |
| XYZ | 35.22, 19.70, 3.17 |
| Yxy | 19.70, 0.6063, 0.3391 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.50, 68.21, 54.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.38, 67.41, 25.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 19% · Blue 12%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 87% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA301E
.text { color: #EA301E; }
.background { background-color: #EA301E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA301E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 48, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 83%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA301E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 48, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA301E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 48, 30, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA301E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA301E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1FD9EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.25:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.94:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA301E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA301E
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 #EA301E: ·
How #EA301E 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 #EA301E 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 #EA301E?
#EA301E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 48, 30). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA301E?
#EA301E is RGB 234, 48, 30 — HSL 5°, 83%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 87%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA301E?
Its complement is #1FD9EA; analogous partners are #EA1F74 and #EA961F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA301E for text?
Black text on #EA301E has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.