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#EE593E — Vivid Red

#EE593E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EE593E 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.

#EE593E 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 #3FD4EE; it also sits naturally between #EE3F7C and #EEB13F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EE593E · RGB 238, 89, 62

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Color values

HEX#EE593E
RGB238, 89, 62
HSL9°, 84%, 59%
HSV9°, 74%, 93%
CMYK0%, 63%, 74%, 7%
XYZ39.70, 25.67, 7.42
Yxy25.67, 0.5454, 0.3526
CIE-Lab57.72, 55.99, 45.42
Hunter Lab50.67, 54.77, 24.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 35% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 74% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EE593E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EE593E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EE593E

.text { color: #EE593E; }
.background { background-color: #EE593E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE593E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 89, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 84%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE593E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 89, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE593E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 89, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE593E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE593E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE593E

#EC4527#E13214#CA2D12#AE270F#96220D#7A1B0B#631609#461006#2F0B04#130402

Tints of #EE593E

#F06951#F1755F#F38672#F49685#F6A698#F7B2A6#F9C2B9#FBD2CB#FCDFD9#FDEFEC

Tones of #EE593E

#E2624B#D56B58#C97364#BC7C71#B0857D#A38E8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FD4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.42:1 AA large only
Against black text6.13:1 AA

Best text color on #EE593E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE593E

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 #EE593E: ·

How #EE593E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADAC45Deuteranopia · #B6C146Tritanopia · #E74A4B

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EE593E rather than the exact color:

Palette 22092c
#22092C · #872341 · #BE3144 · #F05941
Palette Eb5a3c
#EB5A3C · #DF9755 · #E7D283 · #EDF4C2
Palette 524646
#524646 · #A8A492 · #FCF2E5 · #EC5B38
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Palette 0c0c0c
#0C0C0C · #481E14 · #9B3922 · #F2613F
Gentle Zephyr
#924311 · #E75B36 · #5DB4EC · #A4D2EE

Similar colors

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

#F05941#EB5A3C#EC5B38#EE5240#F2613F#E75B36#E45742#E85D35#EB6440#F55C47#F16344#E86341

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EE593D  ·  #EE593F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE593E?

#EE593E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 89, 62). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE593E?

#EE593E is RGB 238, 89, 62 — HSL 9°, 84%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 74%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE593E?

Its complement is #3FD4EE; analogous partners are #EE3F7C and #EEB13F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE593E for text?

Black text on #EE593E has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.42:1.