Palettes / Colors / #EA5960

#EA5960 — Vivid Red

#EA5960 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#EA5960 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 35% · Blue 38%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EA5960

.text { color: #EA5960; }
.background { background-color: #EA5960; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA5960; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 89, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 78%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA5960; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 89, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA5960; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 89, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA5960">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA5960">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA5960

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #57EAE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EA5960: #000000.

How #EA5960 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 #EA5960 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

← #EA595F  ·  #EA5961 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA5960?

#EA5960 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 234, 89, 96). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA5960?

#EA5960 is RGB 234, 89, 96 — HSL 357°, 78%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 62%, 59%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA5960?

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

Can I use #EA5960 for text?

Black text on #EA5960 has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.