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#EF341F — Vivid Red

#EF341F 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 #EF341F 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.

#EF341F 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.

#EF341F · RGB 239, 52, 31

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Color values

HEX#EF341F
RGB239, 52, 31
HSL6°, 87%, 53%
HSV6°, 87%, 94%
CMYK0%, 78%, 87%, 6%
XYZ37.07, 20.91, 3.38
Yxy20.91, 0.6042, 0.3407
CIE-Lab52.85, 68.57, 55.86
Hunter Lab45.72, 68.22, 26.10

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

Sample text in #EF341F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF341F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF341F

.text { color: #EF341F; }
.background { background-color: #EF341F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF341F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 52, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 87%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF341F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 52, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF341F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 52, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF341F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF341F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF341F

#E52510#CD210E#B51D0D#9D1A0B#8A160A#721308#5B0F06#430B05#2B0703#130301

Tints of #EF341F

#F14532#F25B4A#F46C5D#F57D70#F79388#F8A49B#F9B5AE#FBC7C1#FCDCD9#FEEEEC

Tones of #EF341F

#E13F2D#D14C3D#C3574B#B3645B#A56F69#967C79

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FDBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.05:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #EF341F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF341F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EF341F: ·

How #EF341F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9C24Deuteranopia · #A9B725Tritanopia · #E62829

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Material Red 500 · #F44336Material Deep Orange 500 · #FF5722

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF341F rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Breeze
#8A1F1A · #F6331A · #F76C58 · #EFD9BD
Serene Mosaic
#B5157C · #E63428 · #EDCD64 · #CAF39E
Palette Fcef91
#FCEF91 · #FB9E3A · #E6521F · #EA2F14
Palette 16c47f
#16C47F · #FFD65A · #FF9D23 · #F93827
Palette E73f1e
#E73F1E · #FB6C00 · #F9B637 · #FFDD9C
Palette 134686
#134686 · #ED3F27 · #FEB21A · #FDF4E3

Similar colors

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

#F6331A#E63428#EA2F14#F93827#E73F1E#ED3F27#F62E14#EB2A15#FB3D21#FB3D25#F92B29#DF301C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF341E  ·  #EF3420 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF341F?

#EF341F is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 52, 31). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF341F?

#EF341F is RGB 239, 52, 31 — HSL 6°, 87%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 87%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF341F?

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

Can I use #EF341F for text?

Black text on #EF341F has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.