Palettes / Colors / #ED2011
#ED2011 — Vivid Red
#ED2011 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: red (#FF0000) — not an exact match. CSS red gives you #FF0000, a different color; use #ED2011 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.
#ED2011 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 #11E0EE; it also sits naturally between #EE1171 and #EE8E11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ED2011 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 32, 17 |
| HSL | 4°, 87%, 50% |
| HSV | 4°, 93%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 86%, 93%, 7% |
| XYZ | 35.54, 19.08, 2.34 |
| Yxy | 19.08, 0.6240, 0.3349 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.78, 72.39, 59.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.68, 72.28, 25.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 13% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 93% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ED2011
.text { color: #ED2011; }
.background { background-color: #ED2011; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED2011; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 32, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 87%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED2011; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 32, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED2011; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 32, 17, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ED2011">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED2011">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ED2011
Tints of #ED2011
Tones of #ED2011
Color harmonies
Complementary — #11E0EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.36:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.82:1 AA |
Best text color on #ED2011: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ED2011
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ED2011: ·
How #ED2011 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 #ED2011 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ED2011?
#ED2011 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 237, 32, 17). Its closest standard named color is Red.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ED2011?
#ED2011 is RGB 237, 32, 17 — HSL 4°, 87%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 93%, 7%.
What colors go with #ED2011?
Its complement is #11E0EE; analogous partners are #EE1171 and #EE8E11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ED2011 for text?
Black text on #ED2011 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.