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#EB372A — Vivid Red

#EB372A 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 #EB372A 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.

#EB372A 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 #28DEEB; it also sits naturally between #EB287D and #EB9728. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB372A · RGB 235, 55, 42

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Color values

HEX#EB372A
RGB235, 55, 42
HSL4°, 83%, 54%
HSV4°, 82%, 92%
CMYK0%, 77%, 82%, 8%
XYZ36.05, 20.56, 4.26
Yxy20.56, 0.5922, 0.3378
CIE-Lab52.47, 66.80, 50.15
Hunter Lab45.35, 65.99, 24.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 22% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB372A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB372A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB372A

.text { color: #EB372A; }
.background { background-color: #EB372A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB372A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 55, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB372A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 55, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB372A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 55, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB372A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB372A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB372A

#E52315#CD1F13#B61C11#9F180F#87150D#70110A#590E08#410A06#2A0604#130302

Tints of #EB372A

#ED473B#EF584E#F16E65#F28078#F4918A#F6A39D#F8B4B0#FACAC7#FCDCDA#FDEDEC

Tones of #EB372A

#DD4236#CF4E44#C15A53#B4655F#A6716E#987E7C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #28DEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.11:1 AA large only
Against black text5.11:1 AA

Best text color on #EB372A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB372A

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 #EB372A: ·

How #EB372A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9B2DDeuteranopia · #A8B52ETritanopia · #E23030

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB372A rather than the exact color:

Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette 16c47f
#16C47F · #FFD65A · #FF9D23 · #F93827
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Palette E72929
#E72929 · #FF5BAE · #FFE4CF · #FFFDD7

Similar colors

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

#E63428#ED3F27#E43636#F93827#F73F2B#E72929#E73F1E#E43F35#F64130#E62727#E4373A#DC3C22

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB3729  ·  #EB372B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB372A?

#EB372A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 55, 42). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB372A?

#EB372A is RGB 235, 55, 42 — HSL 4°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB372A?

Its complement is #28DEEB; analogous partners are #EB287D and #EB9728. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB372A for text?

Black text on #EB372A has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.