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#EB4770 Color

#EB4770 is rgb(235, 71, 112) in RGB, hsl(345, 80%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerise (#DE3163), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB4770
HEX#EB4770
RGBrgb(235, 71, 112)
HSLhsl(345, 80%, 60%)
HSVhsv(345, 70%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.201 10.1)
LABlab(56.07% 65.24 15.31)
LCHlch(56.07% 67.01 13.21)

What #EB4770 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 #EB4770, 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.

#EB4770 Channel Values

How #EB4770 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 71 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 80% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 70% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 52% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB4770 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB4770

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB4770; 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 #EB4770

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EB4770.

How #EB4770 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#EB4770
Protanopia#7A7A6F
Protanomaly#B3696F
Deuteranopia#999969
Deuteranomaly#BF806C
Tritanopia#E94E4E
Tritanomaly#EA4B5D
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB4770 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb4770: #EB4770;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB4770;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb4770': '#EB4770' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.278, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_eb4770">#EB4770</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB4770"

More Red Colors

#EB4770 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB4770 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB4770?

#EB4770 is a light red — rgb(235, 71, 112) in RGB and hsl(345, 80%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerise (#DE3163), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #EB4770?

#EB4770 is rgb(235, 71, 112) — red 235, green 71, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB4770?

#EB4770 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB4770 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB4770 scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB4770 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB4770 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.12, which is visibly different.

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