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#EB7656 Color

#EB7656 is rgb(235, 118, 86) in RGB, hsl(13, 79%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EB7656
HEX#EB7656
RGBrgb(235, 118, 86)
HSLhsl(13, 79%, 63%)
HSVhsv(13, 63%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.152 36.3)
LABlab(63.37% 44.37 39.34)
LCHlch(63.37% 59.30 41.57)

What #EB7656 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 #EB7656, 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.

#EB7656 Channel Values

How #EB7656 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 118 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 79% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 63% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 63% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EB7656 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EB7656

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EB7656; 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 #EB7656

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

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How #EB7656 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#EB7656
Protanopia#939355
Protanomaly#BD8855
Deuteranopia#A9A94D
Deuteranomaly#C79751
Tritanopia#EC7373
Tritanomaly#EC7468
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EB7656 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eb7656: #EB7656;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EB7656;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eb7656': '#EB7656' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.463, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_eb7656">#EB7656</color>
SVG fillfill="#EB7656"

More Red Colors

#EB7656 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EB7656 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EB7656?

#EB7656 is a light red — rgb(235, 118, 86) in RGB and hsl(13, 79%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #EB7656?

#EB7656 is rgb(235, 118, 86) — red 235, green 118, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EB7656?

#EB7656 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EB7656 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EB7656 scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EB7656 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EB7656 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 10.46, which is visibly different.

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