Palettes / Colors / #EB2018

#EB2018 — Vivid Red

#EB2018 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#EB2018 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 #19E4EB; it also sits naturally between #EB197B and #EB8919. 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 #EB2018

.text { color: #EB2018; }
.background { background-color: #EB2018; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB2018; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 32, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 84%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB2018; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 32, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB2018; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 32, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB2018">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB2018">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB2018

Tints of #EB2018

Tones of #EB2018

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19E4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB2018: #000000.

How #EB2018 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 #EB2018 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

← #EB2017  ·  #EB2019 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB2018?

#EB2018 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 32, 24). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB2018?

#EB2018 is RGB 235, 32, 24 — HSL 2°, 84%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 90%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB2018?

Its complement is #19E4EB; analogous partners are #EB197B and #EB8919. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB2018 for text?

Black text on #EB2018 has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.42:1.