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#EB474C — Vivid Red

#EB474C 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 #EB474C 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.

#EB474C 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 #47EBE5; it also sits naturally between #EB479E and #EB9447. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB474C · RGB 235, 71, 76

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Color values

HEX#EB474C
RGB235, 71, 76
HSL358°, 80%, 60%
HSV358°, 70%, 92%
CMYK0%, 70%, 68%, 8%
XYZ37.82, 22.69, 9.22
Yxy22.69, 0.5423, 0.3254
CIE-Lab54.75, 62.79, 34.15
Hunter Lab47.63, 61.87, 20.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 68% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB474C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB474C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB474C

.text { color: #EB474C; }
.background { background-color: #EB474C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB474C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 71, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB474C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 71, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB474C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 71, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB474C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB474C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB474C

#E82C32#E11920#C5161C#AE1319#931015#770D11#600B0E#45080A#2E0506#120203

Tints of #EB474C

#ED5A5F#EE686C#F07A7E#F2888B#F49A9D#F6ACAF#F7BABC#F9CDCE#FBDADB#FDEDED

Tones of #EB474C

#DF5357#D35F63#C86A6D#BC7679#B08283#A48E8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47EBE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.79:1 AA large only
Against black text5.54:1 AA

Best text color on #EB474C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB474C

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 #EB474C: ·

How #EB474C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A34BDeuteranopia · #AEBA4BTritanopia · #E34A4A

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 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB474C rather than the exact color:

Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette Fff3e2
#FFF3E2 · #FFE5CA · #FA9884 · #E74646
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #FFF455 · #FFC700 · #EE4E4E
Palette 799351
#799351 · #A1DD70 · #F6EEC9 · #EE4E4E

Similar colors

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

#EB4C4C#EA4C4C#E54A4A#E74646#EE4E4E#F0504E#E75151#E34354#EE4540#EA5252#E03F4F#EF4040

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB474B  ·  #EB474D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB474C?

#EB474C is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 71, 76). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB474C?

#EB474C is RGB 235, 71, 76 — HSL 358°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 68%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB474C?

Its complement is #47EBE5; analogous partners are #EB479E and #EB9447. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB474C for text?

Black text on #EB474C has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.