Palettes / Colors / #EC3232

#EC3232 — Vivid Red

#EC3232 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#EC3232 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 #32ECEC; it also sits naturally between #EC328F and #EC8F32. 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 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 79% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC3232

.text { color: #EC3232; }
.background { background-color: #EC3232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC3232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 50, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC3232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 50, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC3232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 50, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC3232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC3232">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC3232

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Tones of #EC3232

Color harmonies

Complementary — #32ECEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC3232: #000000.

How #EC3232 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 #EC3232 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC3232?

#EC3232 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 236, 50, 50). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC3232?

#EC3232 is RGB 236, 50, 50 — HSL 0°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 79%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC3232?

Its complement is #32ECEC; analogous partners are #EC328F and #EC8F32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC3232 for text?

Black text on #EC3232 has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.