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#EA3452 — Vivid Red

#EA3452 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 #EA3452 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.

#EA3452 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 #34EACB; it also sits naturally between #EA34AD and #EA7134. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA3452 · RGB 234, 52, 82

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Color values

HEX#EA3452
RGB234, 52, 82
HSL350°, 81%, 56%
HSV350°, 78%, 92%
CMYK0%, 78%, 65%, 8%
XYZ36.68, 20.56, 10.02
Yxy20.56, 0.5454, 0.3057
CIE-Lab52.46, 68.94, 27.75
Hunter Lab45.34, 68.56, 16.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 20% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA3452 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA3452 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA3452

.text { color: #EA3452; }
.background { background-color: #EA3452; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA3452; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 52, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 81%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA3452; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 52, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA3452; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 52, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA3452">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA3452">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA3452

#E71D3F#D41636#B9132F#A21129#8A0F23#730C1D#5C0A17#410710#2A040B#120205

Tints of #EA3452

#EC4662#EE5972#EF6B81#F17E91#F390A1#F5A3B0#F7B5C0#F9C8D0#FBDAE0#FDEDEF

Tones of #EA3452

#DC415B#D04E63#C25B6C#B66875#A9757E#9C8186

Color harmonies

Complementary — #34EACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.11:1 AA large only
Against black text5.11:1 AA

Best text color on #EA3452: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA3452

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 #EA3452: ·

How #EA3452 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9B9A4BDeuteranopia · #A6B349Tritanopia · #E14544

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:

Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA3452 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Twilight
#B11C6F · #EB3357 · #DE3D1F · #A1601B
Mellow Meadow
#5F59DF · #A52CE3 · #C02D97 · #E5394B
Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD
Silent Ruby Solace
#1C39BC · #E03050 · #5FE342 · #A6B6E8
Scarlet Ruby Twilight
#8E0E27 · #EB3447 · #4FEECF · #B7F3E4
Palette 561f55
#561F55 · #DF3554 · #902424 · #541F1F

Similar colors

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

#EB3357#E5394B#E23956#E03050#EB3447#DF3554#E72950#E42A4E#E92855#E92F46#E02F59#E63946

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA3451  ·  #EA3453 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA3452?

#EA3452 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 52, 82). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA3452?

#EA3452 is RGB 234, 52, 82 — HSL 350°, 81%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA3452?

Its complement is #34EACB; analogous partners are #EA34AD and #EA7134. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA3452 for text?

Black text on #EA3452 has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.