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#EA0628 Color

#EA0628 is rgb(234, 6, 40) in RGB, hsl(351, 95%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 83%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Red (#E60026), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EA0628
HEX#EA0628
RGBrgb(234, 6, 40)
HSLhsl(351, 95%, 47%)
HSVhsv(351, 97%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 83%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.238 25)
LABlab(50.18% 75.63 50.29)
LCHlch(50.18% 90.83 33.62)

What #EA0628 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EA0628, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EA0628 Channel Values

How #EA0628 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 6 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 95% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 97% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 83% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.61:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EA0628 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EA0628 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EA0628

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EA0628; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EA0628

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EA0628.

How #EA0628 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EA0628
Protanopia#696924
Protanomaly#AC5326
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#BA7115
Tritanopia#EA0E0E
Tritanomaly#EA0B1B
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EA0628 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ea0628: #EA0628;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EA0628;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ea0628': '#EA0628' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.024, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_ea0628">#EA0628</color>
SVG fillfill="#EA0628"

More Red Colors

#EA0628 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EA0628 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EA0628?

#EA0628 is a mid-tone red — rgb(234, 6, 40) in RGB and hsl(351, 95%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Red (#E60026), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.18.

What is the RGB value of #EA0628?

#EA0628 is rgb(234, 6, 40) — red 234, green 6, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EA0628?

#EA0628 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 83%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EA0628 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #EA0628 scores 4.61:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EA0628 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EA0628 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.61, which is visibly different.

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