Palettes / Colors / #EB282B

#EB282B — Vivid Red

#EB282B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #EB282B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EB282B 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 #28EBE8; it also sits naturally between #EB288D and #EB8628. 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 16% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 82% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB282B

.text { color: #EB282B; }
.background { background-color: #EB282B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB282B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 40, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB282B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 40, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB282B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 40, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB282B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB282B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB282B

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #28EBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB282B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB282B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EB282B 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 #EB282B 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

← #EB282A  ·  #EB282C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB282B?

#EB282B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 40, 43). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB282B?

#EB282B is RGB 235, 40, 43 — HSL 359°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 82%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB282B?

Its complement is #28EBE8; analogous partners are #EB288D and #EB8628. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB282B for text?

Black text on #EB282B has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.