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#EA484C — Vivid Red

#EA484C 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 #EA484C 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.

#EA484C 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 #48EAE7; it also sits naturally between #EA489C and #EA9648. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA484C · RGB 234, 72, 76

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Color values

HEX#EA484C
RGB234, 72, 76
HSL359°, 79%, 60%
HSV359°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 68%, 8%
XYZ37.55, 22.65, 9.23
Yxy22.65, 0.5409, 0.3262
CIE-Lab54.71, 62.11, 34.06
Hunter Lab47.59, 61.07, 19.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 68% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA484C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA484C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA484C

.text { color: #EA484C; }
.background { background-color: #EA484C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA484C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 72, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 79%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA484C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 72, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA484C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 72, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA484C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA484C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA484C

#E62D30#E01A1E#C4171A#AD1417#921113#770E10#600B0D#440809#2E0506#120202

Tints of #EA484C

#EC5B5D#ED686B#EF7B7D#F1888A#F39B9C#F5ADAE#F7BBBC#F9CDCE#FBDADB#FDEDED

Tones of #EA484C

#DE5456#D26062#C76B6D#BC7677#B08282#A48E8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EAE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.80:1 AA large only
Against black text5.53:1 AA

Best text color on #EA484C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA484C

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 #EA484C: ·

How #EA484C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A24BDeuteranopia · #ADB94BTritanopia · #E24A4A

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 red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA484C rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette Fff3e2
#FFF3E2 · #FFE5CA · #FA9884 · #E74646
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #FFF455 · #FFC700 · #EE4E4E
Palette 799351
#799351 · #A1DD70 · #F6EEC9 · #EE4E4E

Similar colors

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

#EA4C4C#EB4C4C#E54A4A#E74646#EE4E4E#F0504E#E75151#EA5252#E34354#EE4540#E03F4F#EA5455

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA484B  ·  #EA484D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA484C?

#EA484C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 72, 76). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA484C?

#EA484C is RGB 234, 72, 76 — HSL 359°, 79%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 68%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA484C?

Its complement is #48EAE7; analogous partners are #EA489C and #EA9648. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA484C for text?

Black text on #EA484C has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.