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#EB050C Color

#EB050C is rgb(235, 5, 12) in RGB, hsl(358, 96%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 95%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB050C
HEX#EB050C
RGBrgb(235, 5, 12)
HSLhsl(358, 96%, 47%)
HSVhsv(358, 98%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 95%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.241 28.6)
LABlab(50.23% 75.66 62.39)
LCHlch(50.23% 98.07 39.51)

What #EB050C 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 #EB050C, 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.

#EB050C Channel Values

How #EB050C 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 235 · G 5 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 96% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 98% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 95% · 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 #EB050C 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 #EB050C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB050C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB050C; 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 #EB050C

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 #EB050C.

How #EB050C 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#EB050C
Protanopia#6A6A00
Protanomaly#AD5305
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#BB7100
Tritanopia#EB0606
Tritanomaly#EB0608
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB050C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb050c: #EB050C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB050C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb050c': '#EB050C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.020, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_eb050c">#EB050C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB050C"

More Red Colors

#EB050C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB050C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB050C?

#EB050C is a mid-tone red — rgb(235, 5, 12) in RGB and hsl(358, 96%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.42.

What is the RGB value of #EB050C?

#EB050C is rgb(235, 5, 12) — red 235, green 5, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB050C?

#EB050C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 95%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB050C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #EB050C 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 #EB050C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB050C 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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