Palettes / Colors / #EA577A
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #EA577A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 87, 122 |
| HSL | 346°, 78%, 63% |
| HSV | 346°, 63%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 63%, 48%, 8% |
| XYZ | 40.85, 25.71, 21.22 |
| Yxy | 25.71, 0.4654, 0.2929 |
| CIE-Lab | 57.76, 59.39, 11.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.71, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #57EAC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.42:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.14:1 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:
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:
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 #EA577A 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 #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.