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#EB616B — Vivid Red

#EB616B 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 #EB616B 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.

#EB616B 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 #60EBE2; it also sits naturally between #EB60AF and #EB9C60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EB616B · RGB 235, 97, 107

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Color values

HEX#EB616B
RGB235, 97, 107
HSL356°, 78%, 65%
HSV356°, 59%, 92%
CMYK0%, 59%, 54%, 8%
XYZ41.19, 27.27, 17.00
Yxy27.27, 0.4819, 0.3191
CIE-Lab59.23, 54.12, 22.00
Hunter Lab52.22, 53.01, 14.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 38% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 54% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EB616B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EB616B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EB616B

.text { color: #EB616B; }
.background { background-color: #EB616B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EB616B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 97, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(356, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EB616B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 97, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EB616B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 97, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EB616B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EB616B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EB616B

#E84550#E52A36#D51A27#BA1722#9F141D#7F1017#640C12#49090D#2D0608#120203

Tints of #EB616B

#ED6E76#EF7B83#F08990#F2979D#F4A9AE#F6B6BB#F8C4C7#F9D2D4#FBDFE1#FDEDEE

Tones of #EB616B

#E26A72#D8747A#CE7E83#C3888C#B99295#B09C9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60EBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.25:1 AA large only
Against black text6.45:1 AA

Best text color on #EB616B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EB616B

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 #EB616B: ·

How #EB616B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AFAE69Deuteranopia · #B7C268Tritanopia · #E46766

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EB616B rather than the exact color:

Mellow Harbor
#EA59D1 · #EA428C · #EB666E · #97441B
Palette 77bef0
#77BEF0 · #FFCB61 · #FF894F · #EA5B6F
Scarlet Ruby Terrace
#F6B2B2 · #ED686A · #DA1B1D · #A41E1F
Vivid Solace
#17B0A1 · #41E6D3 · #EA5A68 · #EC9F9D
Frozen Ruby Terrace
#C11D53 · #E86173 · #5BE7B8 · #A6EBD4
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493

Similar colors

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

#EB666E#EA5B6F#ED686A#EA5A68#E86173#EF5A6F#F2676A#EB586F#F15A6F#E55D64#E76161#E36A6A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EB616A  ·  #EB616C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EB616B?

#EB616B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 235, 97, 107). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EB616B?

#EB616B is RGB 235, 97, 107 — HSL 356°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 59%, 54%, 8%.

What colors go with #EB616B?

Its complement is #60EBE2; analogous partners are #EB60AF and #EB9C60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EB616B for text?

Black text on #EB616B has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.