#EB284F Color

#EB284F is rgb(235, 40, 79) in RGB, hsl(348, 83%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 66%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB284F

HEX#EB284F

RGBrgb(235, 40, 79)

HSLhsl(348, 83%, 54%)

HSVhsv(348, 83%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 66%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.224 17.4)

LABlab(52.37% 72.38 30.23)

LCHlch(52.37% 78.44 22.67)

What #EB284F 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 #EB284F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Crimson#E51A4CΔE 2.56 Red (Crayola)#EE204DΔE 2.62 Amaranth#E52B50ΔE 3.18 Radical Red#FF355EΔE 6.14 Rich Carmine#D70040ΔE 6.2 Sizzling Red#FF3855ΔE 6.88

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#EB284F Channel Values

How #EB284F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 235 · G 40 · B 79	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 348° · S 83% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 348° · S 83% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 83% · Y 66% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB284F 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB284F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB284F; 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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Tints & Shades of #EB284F

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.

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How #EB284F 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#EB284F

Protanopia#6F6F4D

Protanomaly#AF5B4E

Deuteranopia#929243

Deuteranomaly#BC7648

Tritanopia#EA2F2F

Tritanomaly#EA2C3E

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #EB284F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb284f: #EB284F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB284F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb284f': '#EB284F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.157, blue: 0.310)

Android XML<color name="color_eb284f">#EB284F</color>

SVG fillfill="#EB284F"

More Red Colors

#EB284F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eb5252 eb0000 ec0304 eadcdc ecb6b6 ea9090 eccfcf e97451 ed1c24 e95c4b ed2939 e8b5b5 f78fa7 ff0033 ff5a36 ffadad ffe5ea 441306 6b1000 893843 9f1e1e ba160c cc0022 dc4c4c

#EB284F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB284F?

#EB284F is a mid-tone red — rgb(235, 40, 79) in RGB and hsl(348, 83%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Crimson (#E51A4C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.56.

What is the RGB value of #EB284F?

#EB284F is rgb(235, 40, 79) — red 235, green 40, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB284F?

#EB284F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 66%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB284F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB284F scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB284F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB284F 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 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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