Palettes / Colors / #EA536C

#EA536C — Vivid Red

#EA536C 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 #EA536C 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.

#EA536C 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 #53EAD0; it also sits naturally between #EA53B7 and #EA8553. 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 33% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 54% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA536C

.text { color: #EA536C; }
.background { background-color: #EA536C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA536C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 83, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA536C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 83, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA536C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 83, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA536C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA536C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #53EAD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA536C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA536C

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 #EA536C 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 #EA536C 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

← #EA536B  ·  #EA536D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA536C?

#EA536C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 83, 108). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA536C?

#EA536C is RGB 234, 83, 108 — HSL 350°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 54%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA536C?

Its complement is #53EAD0; analogous partners are #EA53B7 and #EA8553. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA536C for text?

Black text on #EA536C has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.53:1.