Palettes / Colors / #EA685E
#EA685E — Red
#EA685E 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 #EA685E 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.
#EA685E 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 #5DE0EA; it also sits naturally between #EA5D9A and #EAAD5D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EA685E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 104, 94 |
| HSL | 4°, 77%, 64% |
| HSV | 4°, 60%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 56%, 60%, 8% |
| XYZ | 40.90, 28.20, 13.88 |
| Yxy | 28.20, 0.4929, 0.3399 |
| CIE-Lab | 60.07, 49.60, 30.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.10, 48.14, 19.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 41% · Blue 37%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 60% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EA685E
.text { color: #EA685E; }
.background { background-color: #EA685E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EA685E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 104, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 77%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EA685E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 104, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EA685E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 104, 94, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EA685E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EA685E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5DE0EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.16:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 6.64:1 AA |
Best text color on #EA685E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EA685E
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 #EA685E: ·
How #EA685E 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 #EA685E 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 #EA685E?
#EA685E is Red, a red color (RGB 234, 104, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EA685E?
#EA685E is RGB 234, 104, 94 — HSL 4°, 77%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 60%, 8%.
What colors go with #EA685E?
Its complement is #5DE0EA; analogous partners are #EA5D9A and #EAAD5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EA685E for text?
Black text on #EA685E has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.