Palettes / Colors / #EA4E2C

#EA4E2C — Vivid Red

#EA4E2C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #EA4E2C 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.

#EA4E2C 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 #2EC8EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E6A and #EAAF2E. 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 31% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA4E2C

.text { color: #EA4E2C; }
.background { background-color: #EA4E2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA4E2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 78, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA4E2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 78, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA4E2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 78, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA4E2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA4E2C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EC8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA4E2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA4E2C

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 #EA4E2C 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 #EA4E2C 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

← #EA4E2B  ·  #EA4E2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA4E2C?

#EA4E2C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 78, 44). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA4E2C?

#EA4E2C is RGB 234, 78, 44 — HSL 11°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA4E2C?

Its complement is #2EC8EA; analogous partners are #EA2E6A and #EAAF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA4E2C for text?

Black text on #EA4E2C has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.