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#EF484E — Vivid Red

#EF484E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color Tomato (#FF6347). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tomato (#FF6347) — not an exact match. CSS tomato gives you #FF6347, a different color; use #EF484E 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.

#EF484E 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 #48EFEA; it also sits naturally between #EF48A1 and #EF9648. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF484E · RGB 239, 72, 78

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Color values

HEX#EF484E
RGB239, 72, 78
HSL358°, 84%, 61%
HSV358°, 70%, 94%
CMYK0%, 70%, 67%, 6%
XYZ39.29, 23.54, 9.68
Yxy23.54, 0.5419, 0.3246
CIE-Lab55.62, 63.76, 34.22
Hunter Lab48.51, 63.24, 20.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 28% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF484E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF484E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF484E

.text { color: #EF484E; }
.background { background-color: #EF484E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF484E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 72, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF484E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 72, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF484E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 72, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF484E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF484E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF484E

#ED2C32#EB141C#CE1218#B21015#9B0D12#7F0B0F#63090C#460608#2F0406#130202

Tints of #EF484E

#F15B60#F2696D#F47C80#F58A8D#F69C9F#F8ABAD#F9BDBF#FBCBCD#FCDEDF#FDECED

Tones of #EF484E

#E35459#D76064#CB6C6F#BF787A#B38485#A79090

Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EFEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.71:1 AA

Best text color on #EF484E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF484E

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 #EF484E: ·

How #EF484E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A54DDeuteranopia · #B0BD4CTritanopia · #E74B4B

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 500 · #EF4444Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EMaterial Red 500 · #F44336

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF484E rather than the exact color:

Palette Eb4c4c
#EB4C4C · #FF7070 · #FFA6A6 · #FFEDC7
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #FFF455 · #FFC700 · #EE4E4E
Palette 799351
#799351 · #A1DD70 · #F6EEC9 · #EE4E4E
Palette Faf4d0
#FAF4D0 · #C14545 · #EA4C4C · #703B3B
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C

Similar colors

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

#EB4C4C#EE4E4E#EA4C4C#F0504E#E54A4A#E74646#EA5252#E75151#F05454#F94E56#ED5258#E34354

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF484D  ·  #EF484F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF484E?

#EF484E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 72, 78). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF484E?

#EF484E is RGB 239, 72, 78 — HSL 358°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF484E?

Its complement is #48EFEA; analogous partners are #EF48A1 and #EF9648. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF484E for text?

Black text on #EF484E has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.