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#EB4F24 Color

#EB4F24 is rgb(235, 79, 36) in RGB, hsl(13, 83%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 85%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB4F24
HEX#EB4F24
RGBrgb(235, 79, 36)
HSLhsl(13, 83%, 53%)
HSVhsv(13, 85%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 85%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.2 35.5)
LABlab(56.28% 59.74 57.10)
LCHlch(56.28% 82.64 43.71)

What #EB4F24 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 #EB4F24, 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.

#EB4F24 Channel Values

How #EB4F24 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 79 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 83% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 85% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 85% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB4F24 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 text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB4F24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB4F24; 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 #EB4F24

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 #EB4F24 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#EB4F24
Protanopia#7D7D20
Protanomaly#B46E22
Deuteranopia#9B9B00
Deuteranomaly#C08310
Tritanopia#EC4B4B
Tritanomaly#EC4D3F
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB4F24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb4f24: #EB4F24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB4F24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb4f24': '#EB4F24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.310, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_eb4f24">#EB4F24</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB4F24"

More Red Colors

#EB4F24 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB4F24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB4F24?

#EB4F24 is a mid-tone red — rgb(235, 79, 36) in RGB and hsl(13, 83%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #EB4F24?

#EB4F24 is rgb(235, 79, 36) — red 235, green 79, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB4F24?

#EB4F24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 85%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB4F24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB4F24 scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB4F24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB4F24 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 11.41, which is visibly different.

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