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#EB513D Color

#EB513D is rgb(235, 81, 61) in RGB, hsl(7, 81%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 74%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vermilion (#E34234), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB513D
HEX#EB513D
RGBrgb(235, 81, 61)
HSLhsl(7, 81%, 58%)
HSVhsv(7, 74%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 74%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.193 30.5)
LABlab(56.75% 59.52 45.39)
LCHlch(56.75% 74.86 37.33)

What #EB513D 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 #EB513D, 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.

#EB513D Channel Values

How #EB513D 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 81 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 81% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 74% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 74% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB513D 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EB513D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EB513D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB513D; 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 #EB513D

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 #EB513D.

How #EB513D 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#EB513D
Protanopia#7E7E3B
Protanomaly#B46F3C
Deuteranopia#9B9B2D
Deuteranomaly#C08434
Tritanopia#EC4F4F
Tritanomaly#EB5048
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB513D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb513d: #EB513D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB513D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb513d': '#EB513D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.318, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_eb513d">#EB513D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB513D"

More Red Colors

#EB513D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB513D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB513D?

#EB513D is a mid-tone red — rgb(235, 81, 61) in RGB and hsl(7, 81%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vermilion (#E34234), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #EB513D?

#EB513D is rgb(235, 81, 61) — red 235, green 81, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB513D?

#EB513D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 74%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB513D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB513D scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB513D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB513D 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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