HEX atlas value

#EB1814

#EB1814 is a warm red HEX color close to Cadmium Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 24, 20, HSL 1, 84%, 50%, has luminance 0.1837, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#EB1814 Sample readable text

HEX #EB1814

RGB rgb(235, 24, 20)

HSL hsl(1 84% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 90, 91, 8)

Luminance 0.1837

Contrast Black 4.67:1White 4.49:1

CSS

--color-eb1814: #EB1814;
.background-eb1814 { background-color: #EB1814; }
.text-eb1814 { color: #EB1814; }

Luminance0.1837

Black text4.67:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EB1814","rgb":[235,24,20],"hsl":[1,84,50],"cmyk":[0,90,91,8],"luminance":0.1837,"contrast":{"black":4.67,"white":4.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.67,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#14E7EB","hex":"#14E7EB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.66,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#960F0D","hex":"#960F0D","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.37,"contrastWhite":8.86,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#EB8314","hex":"#EB8314","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.79,"contrastWhite":2.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#F26B69","hex":"#F26B69","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.08,"contrastWhite":2.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.5,"contrastWhite":6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Cadmium Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eb1814.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/scarlet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/signal-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#14E7EB","analogous":["#EB147C","#EB8314"],"triadic":["#14EB18","#1814EB"],"tetradic":["#7CEB14","#14E7EB","#8314EB"],"splitComplementary":["#14EB83","#147CEB"],"monochromatic":["#F26B69","#EB1814","#960F0D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F26B69","dark":"#960F0D","saturated":"#FF0400","desaturated":"#CF3330","pastel":"#EB9593","neon":"#FF2C29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-red","name":"Cadmium Red","hex":"#E30022","distance":28.91366458960192},{"slug":"scarlet","name":"Scarlet","hex":"#FF2400","distance":30.72458299147443},{"slug":"signal-red","name":"Signal Red","hex":"#E60000","distance":31.63858403911275},{"slug":"red","name":"Red","hex":"#FF0000","distance":37.094473981982816},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":38.49675310984031}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EB1814

#EB1814 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #EB1814 is visually closest to Cadmium Red, a named red color with HEX #E30022.

The RGB channels are 235, 24, and 20, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 84% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1837, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.67:1AA Pass

White text4.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EB1814 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.67:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#14E7EB#000000 text · best 13.66:1#14E7EB

#960F0D#FFFFFF text · best 8.86:1#960F0D

#EB8314#000000 text · best 7.79:1#EB8314

#F26B69#000000 text · best 7.08:1#F26B69

Venetian Red#FFFFFF text · best 6:1#C80815

Generated Palette

#EB1814#EB1814

#14E7EB#14E7EB

#EB147C#EB147C

#EB8314#EB8314

#F26B69#F26B69

#960F0D#960F0D

Color Harmonies

#14E7EB#14E7EB

#EB147C#EB147C

#EB8314#EB8314

#14EB18#14EB18

#1814EB#1814EB

Variants

#F26B69#F26B69

#960F0D#960F0D

#FF0400#FF0400

#CF3330#CF3330

#EB9593#EB9593

#FF2C29#FF2C29

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Red#E30022

Scarlet#FF2400

Signal Red#E60000

Red#FF0000

Venetian Red#C80815

#EB1814

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EB1814

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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