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#EA585F — Vivid Red

#EA585F 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 #EA585F 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.

#EA585F 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 #57EAE3; it also sits naturally between #EA57A8 and #EA9957. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA585F · RGB 234, 88, 95

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Color values

HEX#EA585F
RGB234, 88, 95
HSL357°, 78%, 63%
HSV357°, 62%, 92%
CMYK0%, 62%, 59%, 8%
XYZ39.49, 25.30, 13.63
Yxy25.30, 0.5036, 0.3226
CIE-Lab57.36, 56.86, 26.45
Hunter Lab50.30, 55.67, 17.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 35% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 59% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA585F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA585F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA585F

.text { color: #EA585F; }
.background { background-color: #EA585F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA585F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 88, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA585F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 88, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA585F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 88, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA585F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA585F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA585F

#E73C44#E4212A#CC1922#B1161E#9A131A#7F1015#640C11#49090C#2D0608#120203

Tints of #EA585F

#EC656B#EE777D#F0848A#F29297#F4A4A8#F5B2B5#F7BFC2#F9CDCF#FBDFE1#FDEDEE

Tones of #EA585F

#E06168#D56C71#CB767A#C08285#B58C8E#AB9697

Color harmonies

Complementary — #57EAE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.06:1 AA

Best text color on #EA585F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA585F

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 #EA585F: ·

How #EA585F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABA95DDeuteranopia · #B3BE5DTritanopia · #E35C5C

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA585F rather than the exact color:

Palette 22eaaa
#22EAAA · #B31E6F · #EE5A5A · #FFB174
Palette F2f1a7
#F2F1A7 · #EF5959 · #B43144 · #88A9F7
Serene Petal
#B7241D · #E55D64 · #20C3CA · #A1D8E9
Cosmic Solace
#20C41E · #1B1DB2 · #E55658 · #B5EAB0
Palette E8505b
#E8505B · #F9D56E · #F3ECC2 · #14B1AB
Vivid Solace
#17B0A1 · #41E6D3 · #EA5A68 · #EC9F9D

Similar colors

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

#EE5A5A#EF5959#E55D64#E55658#E8505B#EA5A68#E76161#ED5258#EA5455#E65F57#F05454#F75B5B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA585E  ·  #EA5860 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA585F?

#EA585F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 88, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA585F?

#EA585F is RGB 234, 88, 95 — HSL 357°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 59%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA585F?

Its complement is #57EAE3; analogous partners are #EA57A8 and #EA9957. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA585F for text?

Black text on #EA585F has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.