Palettes / Colors / #EB5259

#EB5259 — Vivid Red

#EB5259 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EB5259 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.

#EB5259 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 #52EBE3; it also sits naturally between #EB52A6 and #EB9652. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 32% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 62% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EB5259

.text { color: #EB5259; }
.background { background-color: #EB5259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB5259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 82, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 79%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB5259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 82, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB5259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 82, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB5259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB5259">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52EBE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EB5259: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB5259

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:

How #EB5259 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB5259 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB5258  ·  #EB525A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB5259?

#EB5259 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 82, 89). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB5259?

#EB5259 is RGB 235, 82, 89 — HSL 357°, 79%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 62%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB5259?

Its complement is #52EBE3; analogous partners are #EB52A6 and #EB9652. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB5259 for text?

Black text on #EB5259 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.