Palettes / Colors / #EB2017

#EB2017 — Vivid Red

#EB2017 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#EB2017 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 #19E1EB; it also sits naturally between #EB1978 and #EB8D19. 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 13% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 90% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB2017

.text { color: #EB2017; }
.background { background-color: #EB2017; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB2017; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 32, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 84%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB2017; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 32, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB2017; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 32, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB2017">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB2017">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB2017

Tints of #EB2017

Tones of #EB2017

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19E1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB2017: #000000.

How #EB2017 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 #EB2017 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

← #EB2016  ·  #EB2018 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB2017?

#EB2017 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 32, 23). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB2017?

#EB2017 is RGB 235, 32, 23 — HSL 3°, 84%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 90%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB2017?

Its complement is #19E1EB; analogous partners are #EB1978 and #EB8D19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB2017 for text?

Black text on #EB2017 has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.42:1.