Palettes / Colors / #EC043E

#EC043E — Vivid Red

#EC043E 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 #EC043E 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.

#EC043E 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 #04ECB2; it also sits naturally between #EC04B2 and #EC3E04. 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 93% · Green 2% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 74% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC043E

.text { color: #EC043E; }
.background { background-color: #EC043E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC043E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 4, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 97%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC043E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 4, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC043E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 4, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC043E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC043E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC043E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04ECB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC043E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC043E

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:

How #EC043E 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 #EC043E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC043D  ·  #EC043F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC043E?

#EC043E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 236, 4, 62). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC043E?

#EC043E is RGB 236, 4, 62 — HSL 345°, 97%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 74%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC043E?

Its complement is #04ECB2; analogous partners are #EC04B2 and #EC3E04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC043E for text?

Black text on #EC043E has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.