Palettes / Colors / #EB455E

#EB455E — Vivid Red

#EB455E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#EB455E 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 #46ECD3; it also sits naturally between #EC46B2 and #EC8046. 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 27% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 60% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EB455E

.text { color: #EB455E; }
.background { background-color: #EB455E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB455E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 69, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 81%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB455E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 69, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB455E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 69, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB455E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB455E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB455E

Tints of #EB455E

Tones of #EB455E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #46ECD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB455E: #000000.

How #EB455E 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 #EB455E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB455D  ·  #EB455F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB455E?

#EB455E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 69, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB455E?

#EB455E is RGB 235, 69, 94 — HSL 351°, 81%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 60%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB455E?

Its complement is #46ECD3; analogous partners are #EC46B2 and #EC8046. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB455E for text?

Black text on #EB455E has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.