Palettes / Colors / #EA436D

#EA436D — Vivid Red

#EA436D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EA436D 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.

#EA436D 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 #43EAC0; it also sits naturally between #EA43C0 and #EA6D43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 26% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 53% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA436D

.text { color: #EA436D; }
.background { background-color: #EA436D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA436D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 67, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA436D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 67, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA436D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 67, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA436D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA436D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA436D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43EAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA436D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA436D

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:

How #EA436D 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 #EA436D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA436C  ·  #EA436E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA436D?

#EA436D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 67, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA436D?

#EA436D is RGB 234, 67, 109 — HSL 345°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 53%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA436D?

Its complement is #43EAC0; analogous partners are #EA43C0 and #EA6D43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA436D for text?

Black text on #EA436D has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.