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#EB372F — Vivid Red

#EB372F 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 #EB372F 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.

#EB372F 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 #2EE1EA; it also sits naturally between #EA2E83 and #EA962E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB372F · RGB 235, 55, 47

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Color values

HEX#EB372F
RGB235, 55, 47
HSL3°, 82%, 55%
HSV3°, 80%, 92%
CMYK0%, 77%, 80%, 8%
XYZ36.14, 20.60, 4.76
Yxy20.60, 0.5876, 0.3350
CIE-Lab52.51, 66.94, 47.66
Hunter Lab45.39, 66.17, 23.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB372F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB372F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB372F

.text { color: #EB372F; }
.background { background-color: #EB372F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB372F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 55, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB372F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 55, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB372F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 55, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB372F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB372F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB372F

#E82117#D11E15#BA1B12#A21710#8B140E#6F100B#580D09#410906#2A0604#130302

Tints of #EB372F

#EC4941#EE5B53#F06D66#F27E78#F49590#F6A6A2#F8B8B5#F9CAC7#FBDCDA#FDEDEC

Tones of #EB372F

#DD443C#D04F49#C25C56#B46864#A77472#9A807E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EE1EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.10:1 AA large only
Against black text5.12:1 AA

Best text color on #EB372F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB372F

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 #EB372F: ·

How #EB372F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9B31Deuteranopia · #A8B531Tritanopia · #E23233

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 #EB372F rather than the exact color:

Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3
Vintage Ruby Voyage
#CA2E1B · #E43F35 · #2DCFE3 · #AFDCEF
Honey Saffron
#E4373A · #C87B26 · #BEC927 · #60B827
Palette C9182b
#C9182B · #F23A3A · #E3F3AC · #44C662

Similar colors

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

#E63428#E43636#ED3F27#E43F35#E4373A#F23A3A#E03E36#F64130#F73F2B#E72929#EF4339#F93827

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB372E  ·  #EB3730 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB372F?

#EB372F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 55, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB372F?

#EB372F is RGB 235, 55, 47 — HSL 3°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB372F?

Its complement is #2EE1EA; analogous partners are #EA2E83 and #EA962E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB372F for text?

Black text on #EB372F has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.