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#EF4E78 — Vivid Pink

#EF4E78 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #EF4E78 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.

#EF4E78 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #4EEFC4; it also sits naturally between #EF4EC9 and #EF734E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E78 · RGB 239, 78, 120

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Color values

HEX#EF4E78
RGB239, 78, 120
HSL344°, 83%, 62%
HSV344°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 50%, 6%
XYZ41.71, 25.16, 20.43
Yxy25.16, 0.4778, 0.2882
CIE-Lab57.23, 64.33, 11.76
Hunter Lab50.16, 64.36, 8.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 50% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E78 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E78 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E78

.text { color: #EF4E78; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E78">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E78

#EC3263#E9164E#D21446#B6113D#9A0E34#7E0C2A#620921#4B0719#2F0410#130206

Tints of #EF4E78

#F05C83#F26E91#F37C9C#F58FAA#F69DB5#F7ABBF#F9BECD#FACCD8#FCDEE6#FDECF1

Tones of #EF4E78

#E3597E#D76583#CC7189#C17B8E#B58793#AA9299

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.48:1 AA large only
Against black text6.03:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E78: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E78

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 #EF4E78: ·

How #EF4E78 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A86EDeuteranopia · #B3BF6BTritanopia · #E76664

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 #EF4E78 rather than the exact color:

Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5
Palette Dc143c
#DC143C · #F75270 · #F7CAC9 · #FDEBD0
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #F05A7E · #125B9A · #0B8494
Palette Eb586f
#EB586F · #D8E9F0 · #4AA0D5 · #454553

Similar colors

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

#F34573#FA4C7A#E94880#F75270#F05A7E#EB586F#FB557B#EF5A6F#F15A6F#FC477D#F25287#EE5B81

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E77  ·  #EF4E79 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E78?

#EF4E78 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 78, 120). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E78?

#EF4E78 is RGB 239, 78, 120 — HSL 344°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 50%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E78?

Its complement is #4EEFC4; analogous partners are #EF4EC9 and #EF734E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E78 for text?

Black text on #EF4E78 has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.48:1.