Close to Salmon Orange
#EB8262
#EB8262 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 51% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 14°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EB8262.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.90:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.90:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EB8262 as they’d see it.
#EB8262 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #EB8262
What color is #EB8262?
#EB8262 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 92.2% red, 51% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 14°, with 77% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EB8262 in RGB?
#EB8262 is rgb(235, 130, 98): 235 red, 130 green, and 98 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EB8262 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 45, 58, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EB8262?
PANTONE 1635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EB8262?
Its complement #15ADD0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.