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#EB5261 Color

#EB5261 is rgb(235, 82, 97) in RGB, hsl(354, 79%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 59%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fiery Rose (#FF5470), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB5261
HEX#EB5261
RGBrgb(235, 82, 97)
HSLhsl(354, 79%, 62%)
HSVhsv(354, 65%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 59%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.188 18.5)
LABlab(57.33% 60.49 25.79)
LCHlch(57.33% 65.76 23.09)

What #EB5261 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 #EB5261, 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.

#EB5261 Channel Values

How #EB5261 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 82 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 79% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 65% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 59% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB5261 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB5261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB5261; 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 #EB5261

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 #EB5261.

How #EB5261 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#EB5261
Protanopia#7F7F60
Protanomaly#B57060
Deuteranopia#9C9C59
Deuteranomaly#C1845C
Tritanopia#EA5454
Tritanomaly#EB535A
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB5261 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb5261: #EB5261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB5261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb5261': '#EB5261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.322, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_eb5261">#EB5261</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB5261"

More Red Colors

#EB5261 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB5261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB5261?

#EB5261 is a light red — rgb(235, 82, 97) in RGB and hsl(354, 79%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fiery Rose (#FF5470), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #EB5261?

#EB5261 is rgb(235, 82, 97) — red 235, green 82, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB5261?

#EB5261 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 59%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB5261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB5261 scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB5261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB5261 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 15.35, which is visibly different.

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