Carmine Pink (#EB4C42)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.72:1 — vs black: 5.64:1

Color values

  • HEX #EB4C42
  • RGB rgb(235, 76, 66)
  • HSL hsl(3, 80%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 68, 72, 8 )
  • Websafe #FF3333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EB4C42 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#42E1EB
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#EB428C
#EBA042
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#42EB4C
#4C42EB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#42EBA0
#428CEB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#8CEB42
#42E1EB
#A042EB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Carmine Pink
#EB4C42 Base
#86150E
#CB2015
#E7291D
#EF6F67
#F28E87
#FACFCC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Carmine Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170402
#490C08
#7B130D
#AD1B12
#DE2318
Carmine Pink #EB4C42 Base
#EF6B63
#F28B84
#F6AAA6
#F9CAC7
#FDE9E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EB4C42. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EB4C42;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EB4C42;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EB4C42;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EB4C42,
        #42E1EB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EB4C42,
        #42E1EB
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$carmine-pink: #EB4C42;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$carmine-pink-r: 235;
$carmine-pink-g: 76;
$carmine-pink-b: 66;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $carmine-pink;
    color: rgba($carmine-pink-r, $carmine-pink-g, $carmine-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Carmine Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EB4C42 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #939337 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #6E6E44 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EB4B4B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #848484 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Carmine Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Carmine Pink #EB4C42 Base
Coral Red #FF4040 ΔE 3.22
Vermilion #E34234 ΔE 3.30
Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 ΔE 3.67
Light Brilliant Red #FE2E2E ΔE 3.99

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.