Palettes / Colors / #EF341E

#EF341E — Vivid Red

#EF341E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #EF341E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EF341E 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 #1FDBEF; it also sits naturally between #EF1F72 and #EF9C1F. 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 20% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 87% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EF341E

.text { color: #EF341E; }
.background { background-color: #EF341E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF341E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 52, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 87%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF341E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 52, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF341E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 52, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF341E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF341E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF341E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FDBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF341E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF341E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EF341E 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF341E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF341D  ·  #EF341F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF341E?

#EF341E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 52, 30). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF341E?

#EF341E is RGB 239, 52, 30 — HSL 6°, 87%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 87%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF341E?

Its complement is #1FDBEF; analogous partners are #EF1F72 and #EF9C1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF341E for text?

Black text on #EF341E has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.