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#EF4E6D — Vivid Red

#EF4E6D 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 #EF4E6D 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.

#EF4E6D 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 #4EEFCE; it also sits naturally between #EF4EBE and #EF7E4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E6D · RGB 239, 78, 109

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Color values

HEX#EF4E6D
RGB239, 78, 109
HSL348°, 83%, 62%
HSV348°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 54%, 6%
XYZ41.08, 24.90, 17.11
Yxy24.90, 0.4944, 0.2997
CIE-Lab56.98, 63.47, 17.90
Hunter Lab49.90, 63.27, 12.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 54% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E6D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E6D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E6D

.text { color: #EF4E6D; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E6D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E6D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E6D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E6D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E6D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E6D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E6D

#EC3257#E91640#D2143A#B61132#9A0E2A#7E0C23#62091B#4B0714#2F040D#130205

Tints of #EF4E6D

#F05C79#F26E89#F37C94#F58FA3#F69DAF#F7ABBA#F9BECA#FACCD5#FCDEE4#FDECF0

Tones of #EF4E6D

#E35975#D7657C#CC7183#C17B89#B58790#AA9297

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.51:1 AA large only
Against black text5.98:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E6D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E6D

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 #EF4E6D: ·

How #EF4E6D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A865Deuteranopia · #B3BF64Tritanopia · #E7605E

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF4E6D rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Eb586f
#EB586F · #D8E9F0 · #4AA0D5 · #454553
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Scarlet Ruby Marble
#C91121 · #F15A6F · #2BEDDC · #92EAEF
Modern Ruby Twilight
#091621 · #FBC42D · #F84C64 · #F99A3F

Similar colors

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

#F75270#EB586F#F34573#EF5A6F#F15A6F#F84C64#E74666#EA5A68#EE4266#EA5B6F#F6416C#E0506C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E6C  ·  #EF4E6E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E6D?

#EF4E6D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 78, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E6D?

#EF4E6D is RGB 239, 78, 109 — HSL 348°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 54%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E6D?

Its complement is #4EEFCE; analogous partners are #EF4EBE and #EF7E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E6D for text?

Black text on #EF4E6D has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.51:1.