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#EB424C — Vivid Red

#EB424C is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EB424C 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.

#EB424C 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 #42EBE0; it also sits naturally between #EB42A2 and #EB8B42. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB424C · RGB 235, 66, 76

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Color values

HEX#EB424C
RGB235, 66, 76
HSL356°, 81%, 59%
HSV356°, 72%, 92%
CMYK0%, 72%, 68%, 8%
XYZ37.51, 22.08, 9.12
Yxy22.08, 0.5459, 0.3213
CIE-Lab54.11, 64.56, 33.37
Hunter Lab46.99, 63.78, 19.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 26% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 68% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB424C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB424C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB424C

.text { color: #EB424C; }
.background { background-color: #EB424C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB424C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 66, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 81%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB424C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 66, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB424C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 66, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB424C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB424C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB424C

#E92B37#DE1724#C61521#AB121C#941018#780D14#610A10#45070B#2E0508#120203

Tints of #EB424C

#ED545E#EF626B#F0757D#F2878E#F499A0#F6A7AD#F8BABE#FACCCF#FBDADC#FDEDEE

Tones of #EB424C

#DF4E58#D35A62#C7666D#BB7277#AE7E82#A38A8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42EBE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.42:1 AA

Best text color on #EB424C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB424C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EB424C: ·

How #EB424C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A2A04ADeuteranopia · #ACB849Tritanopia · #E34847

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:

Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB424C rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3e2
#FFF3E2 · #FFE5CA · #FA9884 · #E74646
Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Mellow Meadow
#5F59DF · #A52CE3 · #C02D97 · #E5394B
Silent Ruby Tempest
#2EC11D · #3B4DE2 · #E34354 · #CFF3D1

Similar colors

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

#E74646#EB4C4C#EA4C4C#E54A4A#E5394B#E34354#E03F4F#E63946#EE4E4E#EE4540#EF4040#E23E57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB424B  ·  #EB424D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB424C?

#EB424C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 66, 76). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB424C?

#EB424C is RGB 235, 66, 76 — HSL 356°, 81%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 68%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB424C?

Its complement is #42EBE0; analogous partners are #EB42A2 and #EB8B42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB424C for text?

Black text on #EB424C has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.