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#EA343E — Vivid Red

#EA343E 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 #EA343E 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.

#EA343E 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 #34EAE1; it also sits naturally between #EA3498 and #EA8634. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA343E · RGB 234, 52, 62

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Color values

HEX#EA343E
RGB234, 52, 62
HSL357°, 81%, 56%
HSV357°, 78%, 92%
CMYK0%, 78%, 74%, 8%
XYZ36.03, 20.30, 6.58
Yxy20.30, 0.5728, 0.3227
CIE-Lab52.17, 68.02, 39.07
Hunter Lab45.05, 67.37, 21.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 20% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA343E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA343E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA343E

.text { color: #EA343E; }
.background { background-color: #EA343E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA343E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 52, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 81%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA343E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 52, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA343E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 52, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA343E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA343E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA343E

#E71D27#D41620#B9131C#A21118#8A0F15#730C11#5C0A0E#41070A#2A0406#120203

Tints of #EA343E

#EC464F#EE5960#EF6B72#F17E84#F39095#F5A3A7#F7B5B8#F9C8CA#FBDADC#FDEDED

Tones of #EA343E

#DC4149#D04E54#C25B60#B6686B#A97578#9C8183

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34EAE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.15:1 AA large only
Against black text5.06:1 AA

Best text color on #EA343E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA343E

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 #EA343E: ·

How #EA343E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9B9A3CDeuteranopia · #A6B33BTritanopia · #E13A39

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 · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA343E rather than the exact color:

Honey Saffron
#E4373A · #C87B26 · #BEC927 · #60B827
Scarlet Ruby Twilight
#8E0E27 · #EB3447 · #4FEECF · #B7F3E4
Tender Breeze
#16CFB8 · #4EE5EC · #E92F46 · #F1ACBD
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette 8b1e2d
#8B1E2D · #E63946 · #F4D35E · #457B9D
Palette 2f2342
#2F2342 · #E42F45 · #B42B3F · #7CA0E5

Similar colors

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

#E4373A#EB3447#E92F46#E43636#E63946#E42F45#F23A3A#E0383B#DF353C#EF4040#DF3C3E#E5394B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA343D  ·  #EA343F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA343E?

#EA343E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 52, 62). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA343E?

#EA343E is RGB 234, 52, 62 — HSL 357°, 81%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 74%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA343E?

Its complement is #34EAE1; analogous partners are #EA3498 and #EA8634. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA343E for text?

Black text on #EA343E has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.15:1.