Palettes / Colors / #EA504B

#EA504B — Vivid Red

#EA504B 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 #EA504B 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.

#EA504B 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 #4DE5EA; it also sits naturally between #EA4D96 and #EAA14D. 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 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 68% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA504B

.text { color: #EA504B; }
.background { background-color: #EA504B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA504B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 80, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA504B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 80, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA504B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 80, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA504B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA504B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA504B

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Tones of #EA504B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4DE5EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA504B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA504B

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 #EA504B 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 #EA504B 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

← #EA504A  ·  #EA504C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA504B?

#EA504B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 80, 75). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA504B?

#EA504B is RGB 234, 80, 75 — HSL 2°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 68%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA504B?

Its complement is #4DE5EA; analogous partners are #EA4D96 and #EAA14D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA504B for text?

Black text on #EA504B has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.