Palettes / Colors / #EF1616

#EF1616 — Vivid Red

#EF1616 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Red (#FF0000). It belongs to the red family.

#EF1616 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #15EFEF; it also sits naturally between #EF1582 and #EF8215. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 9% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 91% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EF1616

.text { color: #EF1616; }
.background { background-color: #EF1616; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF1616; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 22, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF1616; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 22, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF1616; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 22, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF1616">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF1616">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF1616

Tints of #EF1616

Tones of #EF1616

Color harmonies

Complementary — #15EFEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF1616: #000000.

How #EF1616 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #EF1616 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF1615  ·  #EF1617 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF1616?

#EF1616 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 22, 22). Its closest standard named color is Red.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF1616?

#EF1616 is RGB 239, 22, 22 — HSL 0°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 91%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF1616?

Its complement is #15EFEF; analogous partners are #EF1582 and #EF8215. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF1616 for text?

Black text on #EF1616 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.