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#EB1943 Color

#EB1943 is rgb(235, 25, 67) in RGB, hsl(348, 84%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 71%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB1943
HEX#EB1943
RGBrgb(235, 25, 67)
HSLhsl(348, 84%, 51%)
HSVhsv(348, 89%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 71%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.232 19.7)
LABlab(51.29% 74.60 36.13)
LCHlch(51.29% 82.89 25.84)

What #EB1943 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 #EB1943, 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.

#EB1943 Channel Values

How #EB1943 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 25 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 84% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 89% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 71% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB1943 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB1943 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB1943

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB1943; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EB1943

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 #EB1943.

How #EB1943 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#EB1943
Protanopia#6C6C41
Protanomaly#AE5642
Deuteranopia#919133
Deuteranomaly#BC733A
Tritanopia#EA2121
Tritanomaly#EB1E32
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB1943 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb1943: #EB1943;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB1943;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb1943': '#EB1943' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.098, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_eb1943">#EB1943</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB1943"

More Red Colors

#EB1943 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB1943 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB1943?

#EB1943 is a mid-tone red — rgb(235, 25, 67) in RGB and hsl(348, 84%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red (Crayola) (#EE204D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #EB1943?

#EB1943 is rgb(235, 25, 67) — red 235, green 25, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB1943?

#EB1943 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 71%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB1943 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB1943 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB1943 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB1943 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 4.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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