Palettes / Colors / #EE596D

#EE596D — Vivid Red

#EE596D 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 #EE596D 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.

#EE596D 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 #59EEDA; it also sits naturally between #EE59B7 and #EE8F59. 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 35% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 54% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE596D

.text { color: #EE596D; }
.background { background-color: #EE596D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE596D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 89, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE596D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 89, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE596D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 89, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE596D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE596D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EE596D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59EEDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE596D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE596D

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 #EE596D 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 #EE596D 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

← #EE596C  ·  #EE596E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE596D?

#EE596D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 89, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE596D?

#EE596D is RGB 238, 89, 109 — HSL 352°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 54%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE596D?

Its complement is #59EEDA; analogous partners are #EE59B7 and #EE8F59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE596D for text?

Black text on #EE596D has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.