Palettes / Colors / #EE765D

#EE765D — Vivid Red

#EE765D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #EE765D 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.

#EE765D 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 #5DD6EE; it also sits naturally between #EE5D8E and #EEBE5D. 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 46% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 61% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EE765D

.text { color: #EE765D; }
.background { background-color: #EE765D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EE765D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 118, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EE765D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 118, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EE765D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 118, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EE765D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EE765D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DD6EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EE765D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EE765D

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 #EE765D 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 #EE765D 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

← #EE765C  ·  #EE765E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EE765D?

#EE765D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 238, 118, 93). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EE765D?

#EE765D is RGB 238, 118, 93 — HSL 10°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 61%, 7%.

What colors go with #EE765D?

Its complement is #5DD6EE; analogous partners are #EE5D8E and #EEBE5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EE765D for text?

Black text on #EE765D has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.