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#EF4E7C — Vivid Pink

#EF4E7C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EF4E7C 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.

#EF4E7C 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 #4EEFC1; it also sits naturally between #EF4ECC and #EF714E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF4E7C · RGB 239, 78, 124

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Color values

HEX#EF4E7C
RGB239, 78, 124
HSL343°, 83%, 62%
HSV343°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 67%, 48%, 6%
XYZ41.96, 25.25, 21.73
Yxy25.25, 0.4717, 0.2839
CIE-Lab57.32, 64.67, 9.54
Hunter Lab50.25, 64.79, 7.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 31% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 48% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF4E7C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF4E7C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF4E7C

.text { color: #EF4E7C; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E7C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF4E7C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 78, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF4E7C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 78, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF4E7C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 78, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF4E7C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF4E7C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF4E7C

#EC3266#E91652#D21449#B61140#9A0E36#7E0C2C#620922#4B071A#2F0410#130207

Tints of #EF4E7C

#F05C86#F26E94#F37C9E#F58FAC#F69DB6#F7ABC1#F9BECE#FACCD9#FCDEE7#FDECF1

Tones of #EF4E7C

#E35980#D76585#CC718A#C17B8F#B58794#AA9299

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEFC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.47:1 AA large only
Against black text6.05:1 AA

Best text color on #EF4E7C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF4E7C

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 #EF4E7C: ·

How #EF4E7C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A871Deuteranopia · #B3BF6ETritanopia · #E76866

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF4E7C rather than the exact color:

Velvet Cinder
#AA1546 · #E94880 · #22E4A4 · #AAEFE5
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Palette Dddddd
#DDDDDD · #F9F3F3 · #F7D9D9 · #F25287
Palette Ffbe98
#FFBE98 · #F05A7E · #125B9A · #0B8494
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573
Frozen Aurora
#0F0927 · #1CF7DC · #FA41C5 · #FB557B

Similar colors

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

#E94880#FA4C7A#F25287#F05A7E#F34573#FB557B#EE5B81#FC477D#F75270#FE4A7D#F4538A#FC4A84

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF4E7B  ·  #EF4E7D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF4E7C?

#EF4E7C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 239, 78, 124). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF4E7C?

#EF4E7C is RGB 239, 78, 124 — HSL 343°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 48%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF4E7C?

Its complement is #4EEFC1; analogous partners are #EF4ECC and #EF714E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF4E7C for text?

Black text on #EF4E7C has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.47:1.