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#EB484B — Vivid Red

#EB484B 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 #EB484B 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.

#EB484B 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 #47EBE8; it also sits naturally between #EB479C and #EB9647. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB484B · RGB 235, 72, 75

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Color values

HEX#EB484B
RGB235, 72, 75
HSL359°, 80%, 60%
HSV359°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 68%, 8%
XYZ37.85, 22.80, 9.06
Yxy22.80, 0.5429, 0.3271
CIE-Lab54.87, 62.37, 34.87
Hunter Lab47.75, 61.41, 20.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 68% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB484B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB484B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB484B

.text { color: #EB484B; }
.background { background-color: #EB484B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB484B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 72, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB484B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 72, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB484B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 72, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB484B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB484B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB484B

#E82C2F#E1191C#C51619#AE1316#931012#770D0F#600B0C#450809#2E0506#120202

Tints of #EB484B

#ED5A5C#EE686A#F07A7C#F28889#F49A9C#F6ACAE#F7BABB#F9CDCD#FBDADB#FDEDED

Tones of #EB484B

#DF5355#D35F61#C86A6C#BC7677#B08282#A48E8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47EBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.56:1 AA

Best text color on #EB484B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB484B

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 #EB484B: ·

How #EB484B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A34ADeuteranopia · #AEBA4ATritanopia · #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 #EB484B 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#EE4540#EA5252#E34354#EF4040#E03F4F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB484A  ·  #EB484C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB484B?

#EB484B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 72, 75). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB484B?

#EB484B is RGB 235, 72, 75 — HSL 359°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 68%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB484B?

Its complement is #47EBE8; analogous partners are #EB479C and #EB9647. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB484B for text?

Black text on #EB484B has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.