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#EA577A — Vivid Red

#EA577A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EA577A 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.

#EA577A 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 #57EAC8; it also sits naturally between #EA57C3 and #EA7E57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA577A · RGB 234, 87, 122

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Color values

HEX#EA577A
RGB234, 87, 122
HSL346°, 78%, 63%
HSV346°, 63%, 92%
CMYK0%, 63%, 48%, 8%
XYZ40.85, 25.71, 21.22
Yxy25.71, 0.4654, 0.2929
CIE-Lab57.76, 59.39, 11.22
Hunter Lab50.71, 58.69, 8.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 34% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 48% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA577A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA577A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA577A

.text { color: #EA577A; }
.background { background-color: #EA577A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA577A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 87, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA577A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 87, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA577A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 87, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA577A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA577A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA577A

#E73C64#E4214E#CC1943#B1163A#9A1333#7F102A#640C21#490918#2D060F#120206

Tints of #EA577A

#EC6584#EE7793#F0849E#F292A8#F4A4B7#F5B2C2#F7BFCC#F9CDD7#FBDFE6#FDEDF1

Tones of #EA577A

#E0617F#D56C84#CB768A#C08290#B58C96#AB969B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57EAC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.14:1 AA

Best text color on #EA577A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA577A

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 #EA577A: ·

How #EA577A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AAA972Deuteranopia · #B3BE6FTritanopia · #E36B69

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA577A rather than the exact color:

Palette Fee856
#FEE856 · #FFCE3E · #E65C7B · #834496
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #F05A7E · #125B9A · #0B8494
Misty Monsoon
#13B98E · #35EB9F · #EE5B81 · #F3B6C2
Palette Eb586f
#EB586F · #D8E9F0 · #4AA0D5 · #454553
Palette 77bef0
#77BEF0 · #FFCB61 · #FF894F · #EA5B6F
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4

Similar colors

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

#E65C7B#F05A7E#EE5B81#EB586F#EA5B6F#E86173#EF5A6F#F26076#F15A6F#DE4F7E#EB6383#E04E72

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA5779  ·  #EA577B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA577A?

#EA577A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 87, 122). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA577A?

#EA577A is RGB 234, 87, 122 — HSL 346°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 48%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA577A?

Its complement is #57EAC8; analogous partners are #EA57C3 and #EA7E57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA577A for text?

Black text on #EA577A has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.