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#EB372C — Vivid Red

#EB372C 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 #EB372C 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.

#EB372C 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 #2DE2EB; it also sits naturally between #EB2D83 and #EB962D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB372C · RGB 235, 55, 44

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Color values

HEX#EB372C
RGB235, 55, 44
HSL3°, 83%, 55%
HSV3°, 81%, 92%
CMYK0%, 77%, 81%, 8%
XYZ36.08, 20.58, 4.45
Yxy20.58, 0.5904, 0.3367
CIE-Lab52.48, 66.85, 49.17
Hunter Lab45.36, 66.06, 24.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 22% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB372C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB372C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB372C

.text { color: #EB372C; }
.background { background-color: #EB372C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB372C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 55, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB372C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 55, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB372C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 55, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB372C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB372C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB372C

#E92016#D21D14#BB1A11#A3170F#8C130D#700F0A#590C08#410906#2A0604#130302

Tints of #EB372C

#ED4840#EF5A52#F16C65#F27E78#F5948F#F6A6A2#F8B8B4#FACAC7#FCDBDA#FDEDEC

Tones of #EB372C

#DE433B#D04F49#C25C56#B66763#A87371#9A807E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DE2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.11:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #EB372C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB372C

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 #EB372C: ·

How #EB372C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9B2FDeuteranopia · #A8B52FTritanopia · #E23131

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 #EB372C rather than the exact color:

Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Vintage Ruby Voyage
#CA2E1B · #E43F35 · #2DCFE3 · #AFDCEF
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#E43F35#F73F2B#E72929#F93827#F64130#E4373A#F23A3A#E03E36#E73F1E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB372B  ·  #EB372D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB372C?

#EB372C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 55, 44). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB372C?

#EB372C is RGB 235, 55, 44 — HSL 3°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB372C?

Its complement is #2DE2EB; analogous partners are #EB2D83 and #EB962D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB372C for text?

Black text on #EB372C has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.