Palettes / Colors / #EA412A
#EA412A — Vivid Red
#EA412A 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 #EA412A 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.
#EA412A 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 #2AD3EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2A73 and #EAA02A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA412A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 65, 42 |
| HSL | 7°, 82%, 54% |
| HSV | 7°, 82%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 72%, 82%, 8% |
| XYZ | 36.24, 21.44, 4.42 |
| Yxy | 21.44, 0.5836, 0.3453 |
| CIE-Lab | 53.43, 63.31, 50.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.30, 62.12, 25.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 25% · Blue 16%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA412A
.text { color: #EA412A; }
.background { background-color: #EA412A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA412A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 65, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA412A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 65, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA412A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 65, 42, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA412A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA412A">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2AD3EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.97:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.29:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA412A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA412A
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 #EA412A: ·
How #EA412A 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 #EA412A 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 #EA412A?
#EA412A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 65, 42). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA412A?
#EA412A is RGB 234, 65, 42 — HSL 7°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 82%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA412A?
Its complement is #2AD3EA; analogous partners are #EA2A73 and #EAA02A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA412A for text?
Black text on #EA412A has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.97:1.