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#EB484F — Vivid Red

#EB484F 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 #EB484F 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.

#EB484F 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 #47EBE2; it also sits naturally between #EB47A1 and #EB9147. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB484F · RGB 235, 72, 79

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Color values

HEX#EB484F
RGB235, 72, 79
HSL357°, 80%, 60%
HSV357°, 69%, 92%
CMYK0%, 69%, 66%, 8%
XYZ37.99, 22.86, 9.81
Yxy22.86, 0.5377, 0.3235
CIE-Lab54.93, 62.58, 32.64
Hunter Lab47.81, 61.67, 19.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 28% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 66% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB484F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB484F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB484F

.text { color: #EB484F; }
.background { background-color: #EB484F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB484F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 72, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 80%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB484F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 72, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB484F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 72, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB484F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB484F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB484F

#E82C35#E11923#C5161F#AE131B#931017#770D13#600B0F#45080B#2E0507#120203

Tints of #EB484F

#ED5A61#EE686E#F07A80#F2888D#F49A9F#F6ACB0#F7BABD#F9CDCF#FBDADC#FDEDED

Tones of #EB484F

#DF535A#D35F65#C86A6F#BC767A#B08284#A48E8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47EBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.77:1 AA large only
Against black text5.57:1 AA

Best text color on #EB484F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB484F

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 #EB484F: ·

How #EB484F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A34DDeuteranopia · #AEBA4DTritanopia · #E34C4C

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 #EB484F rather than the exact color:

Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #FFF455 · #FFC700 · #EE4E4E
Palette 799351
#799351 · #A1DD70 · #F6EEC9 · #EE4E4E
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

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

#EB4C4C#EA4C4C#EE4E4E#E54A4A#F0504E#E74646#E75151#EA5252#E34354#EA5455#ED5258#E24F57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB484E  ·  #EB4850 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB484F?

#EB484F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 72, 79). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB484F?

#EB484F is RGB 235, 72, 79 — HSL 357°, 80%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 66%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB484F?

Its complement is #47EBE2; analogous partners are #EB47A1 and #EB9147. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB484F for text?

Black text on #EB484F has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.77:1.