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#eb4f7d

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Pale Violet Red

RGB
235, 79, 125
HSL
342°, 80%, 62%
CMYK
0, 66, 47, 8
Luminance
0.2473

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #eb4f7d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#eb4f7d
Hue
342°
magenta / pink
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2473
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
27/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.95:1
Closest name
Pale Violet Red
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue342° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool27% 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#eb4f7d
RGBrgb(235, 79, 125)
HSLhsl(342, 80%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 47%, 8%)
LABlab(56.8 63.2 8.2)
LCHlch(56.8 63.7 7.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.653 0.194 6.3)
Decimal15421309
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.310 0.490)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #eb4f7d;
background-color: #eb4f7d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#eb4f7d] bg-[#eb4f7d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #eb4f7d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.310, blue: 0.490)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#eb4f7d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEB4F7D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(125, 79, 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 #eb4f7d · 5.95:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.53:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #eb4f7d as text scores 3.53:1 on white and 5.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#eb4f7d on white: 3.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#eb4f7d on black: 5.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #72757E
deuteranopia · #9B9479
tritanopia · #FF3761

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #eb4f7d is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF3F5
#F9E6EC
#F5C7D4
#F49AB5
#eb4f7d
#E8356A
#DC1952
#B71545
#931137
#6A102B
#420A1B
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FCF3F5Darkest = 950 · #420A1B
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF3F5;
  --brand-100: #F9E6EC;
  --brand-200: #F5C7D4;
  --brand-300: #F49AB5;
  --brand-400: #eb4f7d;
  --brand-500: #E8356A;
  --brand-600: #DC1952;
  --brand-700: #B71545;
  --brand-800: #931137;
  --brand-900: #6A102B;
  --brand-950: #420A1B;
  --brand: #eb4f7d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #eb4f7d

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#EDC0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B4B62
Captions on the surface
Accent#11BB5F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#720D2B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCE8EE
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 #eb4f7d

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#4FEBBD
Analogous left#EB4FCB
Analogous right#EB6F4F
Split-complement 1#4FEB6F
Split-complement 2#4FCBEB
Triadic 1#7DEB4F
Triadic 2#4F7DEB
Tetradic#CBEB4F

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green31.0%
Blue49.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta66.4%
Yellow46.8%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#eb4f7d text on a black background

contrast 5.95:1

Card sample

#eb4f7d text on a white background

contrast 3.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #eb4f7d;
Background color
Panel with #eb4f7d background
background-color: #eb4f7d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #eb4f7d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 79, 125, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 79, 125, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #eb4f7d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb4f7d, #EB894F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #eb4f7d

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.

#eb4f7d 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.

#eb4f7d, answered

What color is #eb4f7d?

#eb4f7d is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Pale Violet Red (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 342° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #eb4f7d?

rgb(235, 79, 125) — 235 red, 79 green and 125 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 31% / 49% by channel.

Is #eb4f7d a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2473 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 5.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #eb4f7d?

Black. It scores 5.95:1 against #eb4f7d, versus 3.53:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #eb4f7d?

#4FEBBD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4FEB6F and #4FCBEB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #eb4f7d?

For interface work: #FAF4F6 as the surface, #EDC0CD for borders, #9B4B62 for secondary text, #11BB5F as an accent and #720D2B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EB4FCB and #EB6F4F stays calm, while #4FEBBD is the loudest partner.

What is #eb4f7d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 66%, 47%, 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 #eb4f7d warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 27 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EB5A4F; nudged cooler, #ED4DB7.

Work with #eb4f7d in the Color Lab