Palettes / Colors / #EF486A

#EF486A — Vivid Red

#EF486A is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EF486A 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.

#EF486A 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 #48EFCE; it also sits naturally between #EF48BD and #EF7A48. 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 28% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 56% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF486A

.text { color: #EF486A; }
.background { background-color: #EF486A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF486A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 72, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 84%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF486A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 72, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF486A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 72, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF486A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF486A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF486A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #48EFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF486A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF486A

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 #EF486A 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 #EF486A 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

← #EF4869  ·  #EF486B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF486A?

#EF486A is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 72, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF486A?

#EF486A is RGB 239, 72, 106 — HSL 348°, 84%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 56%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF486A?

Its complement is #48EFCE; analogous partners are #EF48BD and #EF7A48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF486A for text?

Black text on #EF486A has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.