#EB212E Hex Color
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#eb212e is a highly saturated, bright red with a warm, slightly orange cast. Its strong energy suits calls to action, sports branding, sales graphics, and emergency accents. Use it sparingly as a 10% accent beside charcoal, navy, or warm cream, since it can overwhelm large surfaces. The hex code #eb212e supports black body text at about 4.8:1 contrast.
Questions about #eb212e
What is #eb212e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #eb212e is rgb(235, 33, 46), in HSL hsl(356, 83%, 53%) and in CMYK 0%, 86%, 80%, 8%.
What colors pair well with #eb212e?
Is #eb212e a warm or cool red?
#eb212e reads as a warm red because its hue leans slightly toward orange rather than blue, giving it an urgent, lively character that suits calls to action, sports branding, sale graphics, and emergency accents.
Is #eb212e readable on white or black?
#eb212e has a 4.38:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.78:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.