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#eb375d

a balanced, electric red · warm · closest name: Indian Red

RGB
235, 55, 93
HSL
347°, 82%, 57%
CMYK
0, 77, 60, 8
Luminance
0.2118

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb375d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb375d
Hue
347°
red
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
57%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
54%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2118
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
24/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.24:1
Closest name
Indian Red
ΔE2000 7.7
Where it sits
Hue347° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness57%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool24% 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#eb375d
RGBrgb(235, 55, 93)
HSLhsl(347, 82%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77%, 60%, 8%)
LABlab(53.2 69.0 22.1)
LCHlch(53.2 72.4 17.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.623 0.214 14.6)
Decimal15415133
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.216 0.365)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb375d;
background-color: #eb375d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb375d] bg-[#eb375d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb375d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.216, blue: 0.365)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb375d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB375D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(93, 55, 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 #eb375d · 5.24:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.01:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb375d as text scores 4.01:1 on white and 5.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb375d on white: 4.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb375d on black: 5.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #6A675D
deuteranopia · #988C58
tritanopia · #FF0047

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb375d is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF2F5
#F9E6EA
#F6C6D0
#F599AC
#F06683
#eb375d
#DF1641
#B91336
#940F2B
#6B0F23
#430916
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCF2F5Darkest = 950 · #430916
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF2F5;
  --brand-100: #F9E6EA;
  --brand-200: #F6C6D0;
  --brand-300: #F599AC;
  --brand-400: #F06683;
  --brand-500: #eb375d;
  --brand-600: #DF1641;
  --brand-700: #B91336;
  --brand-800: #940F2B;
  --brand-900: #6B0F23;
  --brand-950: #430916;
  --brand: #eb375d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb375d

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#EDC0C9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B5C
Captions on the surface
Accent#0FBD6C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#740C22
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDE8EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241417
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 #eb375d

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#37EBC5
Analogous left#EB37B7
Analogous right#EB6B37
Split-complement 1#37EB6B
Split-complement 2#37B7EB
Triadic 1#5DEB37
Triadic 2#375DEB
Tetradic#B7EB37

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green21.6%
Blue36.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta76.6%
Yellow60.4%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb375d text on a black background

contrast 5.24:1

Card sample

#eb375d text on a white background

contrast 4.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb375d;
Background color
Panel with #eb375d background
background-color: #eb375d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb375d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 55, 93, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 55, 93, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb375d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb375d, #EB8937);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb375d

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.

#eb375d in the real world

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

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#eb375d, answered

What color is #eb375d?

#eb375d is a balanced electric red, closest to Indian Red (ΔE2000 7.7). It sits at 347° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 57% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb375d?

rgb(235, 55, 93) — 235 red, 55 green and 93 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 21.6% / 36.5% by channel.

Is #eb375d a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2118 and perceived brightness is 54%, so black text on it reaches 5.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb375d?

Black. It scores 5.24:1 against #eb375d, versus 4.01:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb375d?

#37EBC5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #37EB6B and #37B7EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb375d?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0C9 for borders, #9B4B5C for secondary text, #0FBD6C as an accent and #740C22 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EB37B7 and #EB6B37 stays calm, while #37EBC5 is the loudest partner.

What is #eb375d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 77%, 60%, 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 #eb375d warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 24 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB5337; nudged cooler, #ED35A0.

Work with #eb375d in the Color Lab