Palettes / Colors / #EB003B

#EB003B — Vivid Red

#EB003B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

#EB003B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00EBB0; it also sits naturally between #EB00B0 and #EB3B00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 0% · Blue 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 75% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EB003B

.text { color: #EB003B; }
.background { background-color: #EB003B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB003B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 0, 59); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB003B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 0, 59, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB003B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 0, 59, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB003B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB003B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB003B

Tints of #EB003B

Tones of #EB003B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00EBB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB003B: #000000.

How #EB003B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #EB003B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB003A  ·  #EB003C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB003B?

#EB003B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 0, 59). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB003B?

#EB003B is RGB 235, 0, 59 — HSL 345°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 75%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB003B?

Its complement is #00EBB0; analogous partners are #EB00B0 and #EB3B00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB003B for text?

Black text on #EB003B has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.57:1.