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#EE362F — Vivid Red

#EE362F 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 #EE362F 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.

#EE362F 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 #2FE8EE; it also sits naturally between #EE2F88 and #EE952F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE362F · RGB 238, 54, 47

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Color values

HEX#EE362F
RGB238, 54, 47
HSL2°, 85%, 56%
HSV2°, 80%, 93%
CMYK0%, 77%, 80%, 7%
XYZ37.09, 21.02, 4.79
Yxy21.02, 0.5897, 0.3342
CIE-Lab52.97, 68.09, 48.31
Hunter Lab45.85, 67.68, 24.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 21% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 80% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE362F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE362F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE362F

.text { color: #EE362F; }
.background { background-color: #EE362F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE362F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 54, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE362F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 54, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE362F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 54, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE362F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE362F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE362F

#EC1F18#D91812#BD150F#A5120D#8E100B#760D0A#5E0B08#420705#2A0503#130202

Tints of #EE362F

#F04842#F15A55#F36D68#F47F7B#F6918E#F7A4A1#F9B6B4#FAC8C6#FCDAD9#FDEDEC

Tones of #EE362F

#E1423D#D34F4A#C65B58#B76966#AA7674#9C8281

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2FE8EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.04:1 AA large only
Against black text5.20:1 AA

Best text color on #EE362F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE362F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EE362F: ·

How #EE362F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9E9D31Deuteranopia · #A9B731Tritanopia · #E53232

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:

Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE362F rather than the exact color:

Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette C9182b
#C9182B · #F23A3A · #E3F3AC · #44C662
Electric Ruby Monsoon
#263215 · #52FCA3 · #F73F2B · #FE4669
Silent Opal
#240923 · #49FA1B · #F64130 · #4A73FE

Similar colors

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

#E63428#ED3F27#E43636#F23A3A#F73F2B#F64130#F93827#E43F35#E4373A#FA4032#E72929#EF4339

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE362E  ·  #EE3630 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE362F?

#EE362F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 54, 47). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE362F?

#EE362F is RGB 238, 54, 47 — HSL 2°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 80%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE362F?

Its complement is #2FE8EE; analogous partners are #EE2F88 and #EE952F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE362F for text?

Black text on #EE362F has a contrast ratio of 5.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.04:1.