Palettes / Colors / #ED2C59

#ED2C59 — Vivid Red

#ED2C59 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#ED2C59 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 #2CEDC0; it also sits naturally between #ED2CB9 and #ED5F2C. 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 17% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 62% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ED2C59

.text { color: #ED2C59; }
.background { background-color: #ED2C59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ED2C59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 44, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ED2C59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 44, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ED2C59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 44, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ED2C59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ED2C59">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ED2C59

Tints of #ED2C59

Tones of #ED2C59

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CEDC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ED2C59: #000000.

How #ED2C59 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 #ED2C59 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

← #ED2C58  ·  #ED2C5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ED2C59?

#ED2C59 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 237, 44, 89). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ED2C59?

#ED2C59 is RGB 237, 44, 89 — HSL 346°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 81%, 62%, 7%.

What colors go with #ED2C59?

Its complement is #2CEDC0; analogous partners are #ED2CB9 and #ED5F2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ED2C59 for text?

Black text on #ED2C59 has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.11:1.