Palettes / Colors / #EA553E
#EA553E — Vivid Red
#EA553E 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 #EA553E 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.
#EA553E 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 #3ED3EA; it also sits naturally between #EA3E7D and #EAAB3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 85, 62 |
| HSL | 8°, 80%, 58% |
| HSV | 8°, 74%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 64%, 74%, 8% |
| XYZ | 38.05, 24.34, 7.25 |
| Yxy | 24.34, 0.5464, 0.3495 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.42, 56.33, 43.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.33, 54.83, 24.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 33% · Blue 24%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA553E
.text { color: #EA553E; }
.background { background-color: #EA553E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA553E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 85, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 80%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA553E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 85, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA553E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 85, 62, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA553E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA553E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3ED3EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.58:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.87:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA553E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA553E
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 #EA553E: ·
How #EA553E 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 #EA553E 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 #EA553E?
#EA553E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 85, 62). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA553E?
#EA553E is RGB 234, 85, 62 — HSL 8°, 80%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 74%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA553E?
Its complement is #3ED3EA; analogous partners are #EA3E7D and #EAAB3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA553E for text?
Black text on #EA553E has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.