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#eb0b59

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Crimson

RGB
235, 11, 89
HSL
339°, 91%, 48%
CMYK
0, 95, 62, 8
Luminance
0.1862

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb0b59 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb0b59
Hue
339°
magenta / pink
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
48%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
52%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1862
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
28/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
4.72:1
Closest name
Crimson
ΔE2000 7.4
Where it sits
Hue339° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness48%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool28% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#eb0b59
RGBrgb(235, 11, 89)
HSLhsl(339, 91%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 95%, 62%, 8%)
LABlab(50.3 76.8 20.7)
LCHlch(50.3 79.6 15.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.602 0.237 12.3)
Decimal15403865
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.043 0.349)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb0b59;
background-color: #eb0b59;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb0b59] bg-[#eb0b59]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb0b59;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.043, blue: 0.349)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb0b59")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB0B59)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(89, 11, 235)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #eb0b59 · 4.72:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.44:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb0b59 as text scores 4.44:1 on white and 4.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb0b59 on white: 4.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb0b59 on black: 4.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #5D5C5A
deuteranopia · #918653
tritanopia · #FF0036

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb0b59 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF2F6
#FBE5EC
#F9C3D6
#FA94B7
#F85E94
#F52970
#eb0b59
#C3094A
#9C073B
#700A2E
#46061D
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF2F6Darkest = 950 · #46061D
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF2F6;
  --brand-100: #FBE5EC;
  --brand-200: #F9C3D6;
  --brand-300: #FA94B7;
  --brand-400: #F85E94;
  --brand-500: #F52970;
  --brand-600: #eb0b59;
  --brand-700: #C3094A;
  --brand-800: #9C073B;
  --brand-900: #700A2E;
  --brand-950: #46061D;
  --brand: #eb0b59;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb0b59

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4F6
Tinted page background
Border#EDC0CF
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B67
Captions on the surface
Accent#05C753
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#7A062E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FEE7EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241419
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #eb0b59

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#0BEB9D
Analogous left#EB0BC9
Analogous right#EB2D0B
Split-complement 1#0BEB2D
Split-complement 2#0BC9EB
Triadic 1#59EB0B
Triadic 2#0B59EB
Tetradic#C9EB0B

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green4.3%
Blue34.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta95.3%
Yellow62.1%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb0b59 text on a black background

contrast 4.72:1

Card sample

#eb0b59 text on a white background

contrast 4.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb0b59;
Background color
Panel with #eb0b59 background
background-color: #eb0b59;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb0b59;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 11, 89, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 11, 89, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb0b59;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb0b59, #EB520B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb0b59

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#eb0b59 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#eb0b59, answered

What color is #eb0b59?

#eb0b59 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Crimson (ΔE2000 7.4). It sits at 339° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 48% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb0b59?

rgb(235, 11, 89) — 235 red, 11 green and 89 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 4.3% / 34.9% by channel.

Is #eb0b59 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1862 and perceived brightness is 52%, so black text on it reaches 4.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb0b59?

Black. It scores 4.72:1 against #eb0b59, versus 4.44:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb0b59?

#0BEB9D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #0BEB2D and #0BC9EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb0b59?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CF for borders, #9B4B67 for secondary text, #05C753 as an accent and #7A062E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EB0BC9 and #EB2D0B stays calm, while #0BEB9D is the loudest partner.

What is #eb0b59 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 95%, 62%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #eb0b59 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 28 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB0F0B; nudged cooler, #ED08AC.

Work with #eb0b59 in the Color Lab