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#EA616C — Red

#EA616C is a red color we call 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 #EA616C 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.

#EA616C 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 #61EADF; it also sits naturally between #EA61B1 and #EA9A61. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EA616C · RGB 234, 97, 108

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Color values

HEX#EA616C
RGB234, 97, 108
HSL355°, 77%, 65%
HSV355°, 59%, 92%
CMYK0%, 59%, 54%, 8%
XYZ40.91, 27.12, 17.27
Yxy27.12, 0.4796, 0.3180
CIE-Lab59.09, 53.86, 21.21
Hunter Lab52.08, 52.69, 14.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 38% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 54% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EA616C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EA616C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EA616C

.text { color: #EA616C; }
.background { background-color: #EA616C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA616C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 97, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA616C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 97, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA616C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 97, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EA616C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA616C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EA616C

#E74653#E32B3A#D41C2B#B91825#9E1520#7E101A#630D14#48090F#2D0609#120204

Tints of #EA616C

#EC6F79#EE7C86#F08A92#F2979F#F4A9AF#F6B7BC#F7C4C9#F9D2D5#FBDFE2#FDEDEE

Tones of #EA616C

#E16B75#D7757D#CD7E85#C3888D#B99295#B09C9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.27:1 AA large only
Against black text6.42:1 AA

Best text color on #EA616C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA616C

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 #EA616C: ·

How #EA616C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFAD69Deuteranopia · #B7C169Tritanopia · #E36767

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 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EA616C rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Palette 77bef0
#77BEF0 · #FFCB61 · #FF894F · #EA5B6F
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4
Scarlet Ruby Terrace
#F6B2B2 · #ED686A · #DA1B1D · #A41E1F
Vivid Solace
#17B0A1 · #41E6D3 · #EA5A68 · #EC9F9D
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493

Similar colors

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

#EB666E#EA5B6F#E86173#ED686A#EA5A68#EF5A6F#EB586F#F2676A#E55D64#F15A6F#E76161#E36A6A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EA616B  ·  #EA616D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EA616C?

#EA616C is Red, a red color (RGB 234, 97, 108). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EA616C?

#EA616C is RGB 234, 97, 108 — HSL 355°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 54%, 8%.

What colors go with #EA616C?

Its complement is #61EADF; analogous partners are #EA61B1 and #EA9A61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EA616C for text?

Black text on #EA616C has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.