Palettes / Colors / #EA442E
#EA442E — Vivid Red
#EA442E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EA442E 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.
#EA442E 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 #2ED4EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E76 and #EAA22E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA442E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 68, 46 |
| HSL | 7°, 82%, 55% |
| HSV | 7°, 80%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 71%, 80%, 8% |
| XYZ | 36.49, 21.82, 4.87 |
| Yxy | 21.82, 0.5775, 0.3454 |
| CIE-Lab | 53.84, 62.37, 49.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.72, 61.13, 24.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 27% · Blue 18%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA442E
.text { color: #EA442E; }
.background { background-color: #EA442E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA442E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 68, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA442E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 68, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA442E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 68, 46, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA442E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA442E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2ED4EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.91:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.36:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA442E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA442E
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 #EA442E: ·
How #EA442E 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 #EA442E 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 #EA442E?
#EA442E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 68, 46). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA442E?
#EA442E is RGB 234, 68, 46 — HSL 7°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 80%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA442E?
Its complement is #2ED4EA; analogous partners are #EA2E76 and #EAA22E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA442E for text?
Black text on #EA442E has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.91:1.