Palettes / Colors / #EB0400

#EB0400 — Vivid Red

#EB0400 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

#EB0400 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 #00E7EB; it also sits naturally between #EB0071 and #EB7900. 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 2% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 100% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EB0400

.text { color: #EB0400; }
.background { background-color: #EB0400; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB0400; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 4, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB0400; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 4, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB0400; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 4, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB0400">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB0400">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB0400

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00E7EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB0400: #FFFFFF.

How #EB0400 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB0400 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB03FF  ·  #EB0401 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB0400?

#EB0400 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 4, 0). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB0400?

#EB0400 is RGB 235, 4, 0 — HSL 1°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 100%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB0400?

Its complement is #00E7EB; analogous partners are #EB0071 and #EB7900. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB0400 for text?

White text on #EB0400 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.