Palettes / Colors / #EC555E

#EC555E — Vivid Red

#EC555E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EC555E 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.

#EC555E 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 #55ECE2; it also sits naturally between #EC55AB and #EC9755. 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 33% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 60% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EC555E

.text { color: #EC555E; }
.background { background-color: #EC555E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC555E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 85, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 80%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC555E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 85, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC555E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 85, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC555E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC555E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC555E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55ECE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC555E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC555E

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 #EC555E 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 #EC555E 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

← #EC555D  ·  #EC555F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC555E?

#EC555E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 236, 85, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC555E?

#EC555E is RGB 236, 85, 94 — HSL 356°, 80%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 60%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC555E?

Its complement is #55ECE2; analogous partners are #EC55AB and #EC9755. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC555E for text?

Black text on #EC555E has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.