Palettes / Colors / #EF4E52
#EF4E52 — Vivid Red
#EF4E52 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 #EF4E52 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.
#EF4E52 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 #4EEFEC; it also sits naturally between #EF4EA1 and #EF9B4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EF4E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 78, 82 |
| HSL | 359°, 83%, 62% |
| HSV | 359°, 67%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 67%, 66%, 6% |
| XYZ | 39.84, 24.41, 10.59 |
| Yxy | 24.41, 0.5323, 0.3261 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.49, 61.73, 33.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.41, 61.09, 19.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 32%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 66% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EF4E52
.text { color: #EF4E52; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 82, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E52">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EF4E52
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Tones of #EF4E52
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4EEFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.57:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.88:1 AA |
Best text color on #EF4E52: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E52
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EF4E52: ·
How #EF4E52 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 #EF4E52 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EF4E52?
#EF4E52 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 78, 82). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E52?
#EF4E52 is RGB 239, 78, 82 — HSL 359°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 66%, 6%.
What colors go with #EF4E52?
Its complement is #4EEFEC; analogous partners are #EF4EA1 and #EF9B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EF4E52 for text?
Black text on #EF4E52 has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.57:1.