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#EF4E73 — Vivid Red

#EF4E73 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 #EF4E73 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.

#EF4E73 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 #4EEFC9; it also sits naturally between #EF4EC4 and #EF794E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E73 · RGB 239, 78, 115

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Color values

HEX#EF4E73
RGB239, 78, 115
HSL346°, 83%, 62%
HSV346°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 52%, 6%
XYZ41.42, 25.04, 18.87
Yxy25.04, 0.4854, 0.2934
CIE-Lab57.11, 63.93, 14.55
Hunter Lab50.04, 63.85, 10.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E73 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E73 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E73

.text { color: #EF4E73; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E73">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E73

#EC325D#E91647#D21440#B61137#9A0E2F#7E0C26#62091E#4B0717#2F040E#130206

Tints of #EF4E73

#F05C7E#F26E8D#F37C98#F58FA7#F69DB2#F7ABBD#F9BECB#FACCD7#FCDEE5#FDECF0

Tones of #EF4E73

#E35979#D76580#CC7186#C17B8B#B58792#AA9298

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.50:1 AA large only
Against black text6.01:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E73

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 #EF4E73: ·

How #EF4E73 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A86ADeuteranopia · #B3BF68Tritanopia · #E76361

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF4E73 rather than the exact color:

Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573
Palette Eb586f
#EB586F · #D8E9F0 · #4AA0D5 · #454553
Palette Ef5a6f
#EF5A6F · #FFF1DB · #D4BDAC · #536493
Scarlet Ruby Marble
#C91121 · #F15A6F · #2BEDDC · #92EAEF
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA

Similar colors

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

#F75270#F34573#EB586F#EF5A6F#F15A6F#FA4C7A#EA5B6F#E04E72#E94880#FB557B#F05A7E#F6416C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E72  ·  #EF4E74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E73?

#EF4E73 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 78, 115). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E73?

#EF4E73 is RGB 239, 78, 115 — HSL 346°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E73?

Its complement is #4EEFC9; analogous partners are #EF4EC4 and #EF794E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E73 for text?

Black text on #EF4E73 has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.50:1.