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#EB463F — Vivid Red

#EB463F 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 #EB463F 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.

#EB463F 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 #3DE5EB; it also sits naturally between #EB3D8E and #EB9A3D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB463F · RGB 235, 70, 63

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Color values

HEX#EB463F
RGB235, 70, 63
HSL2°, 81%, 58%
HSV2°, 73%, 92%
CMYK0%, 70%, 73%, 8%
XYZ37.35, 22.40, 7.06
Yxy22.40, 0.5590, 0.3353
CIE-Lab54.45, 62.56, 41.12
Hunter Lab47.33, 61.52, 22.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 27% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 73% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB463F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB463F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB463F

.text { color: #EB463F; }
.background { background-color: #EB463F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB463F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 70, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB463F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 70, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB463F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 70, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB463F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB463F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB463F

#E82D26#D91D17#C21A14#A61611#8F130F#78100D#5C0C0A#450907#2A0604#120202

Tints of #EB463F

#ED5550#EF6762#F07470#F28682#F49895#F6AAA7#F8BCBA#F9C9C8#FBDBDA#FDEDED

Tones of #EB463F

#DE4F4A#D25A56#C56663#B9716E#AD7D7B#A18887

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DE5EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.48:1 AA

Best text color on #EB463F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB463F

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 #EB463F: ·

How #EB463F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A241Deuteranopia · #ADBA41Tritanopia · #E34242

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 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB463F rather than the exact color:

Palette 2d132c
#2D132C · #801336 · #C72C41 · #EE4540
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Palette Ffdbc5
#FFDBC5 · #EF4339 · #B01C33 · #2E112D
Palette Fff3e2
#FFF3E2 · #FFE5CA · #FA9884 · #E74646
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C

Similar colors

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

#EE4540#EF4040#EF4339#E74646#EE5240#E54A4A#E43F35#EB4C4C#EA4C4C#F23A3A#E14434#DD403F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB463E  ·  #EB4640 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB463F?

#EB463F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 70, 63). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB463F?

#EB463F is RGB 235, 70, 63 — HSL 2°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 73%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB463F?

Its complement is #3DE5EB; analogous partners are #EB3D8E and #EB9A3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB463F for text?

Black text on #EB463F has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.