Palettes / Colors / #EB201D
#EB201D — Vivid Red
#EB201D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #EB201D 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.
#EB201D 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 #1EE8EB; it also sits naturally between #EB1E81 and #EB881E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EB201D |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 32, 29 |
| HSL | 1°, 84%, 52% |
| HSV | 1°, 88%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 86%, 88%, 8% |
| XYZ | 35.00, 18.78, 2.94 |
| Yxy | 18.78, 0.6170, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.43, 72.03, 54.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.34, 71.74, 24.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 13% · Blue 11%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 88% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EB201D
.text { color: #EB201D; }
.background { background-color: #EB201D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB201D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 32, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 84%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB201D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 32, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB201D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 32, 29, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EB201D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB201D">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EB201D
Tints of #EB201D
Tones of #EB201D
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1EE8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.41:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.76:1 AA |
Best text color on #EB201D: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB201D
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 #EB201D: ·
How #EB201D 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 #EB201D 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 #EB201D?
#EB201D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 32, 29). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EB201D?
#EB201D is RGB 235, 32, 29 — HSL 1°, 84%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 88%, 8%.
What colors go with #EB201D?
Its complement is #1EE8EB; analogous partners are #EB1E81 and #EB881E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EB201D for text?
Black text on #EB201D has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.