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#EF6B4E — Vivid Red

#EF6B4E 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 #EF6B4E 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.

#EF6B4E 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 #4ED1EF; it also sits naturally between #EF4E81 and #EFBC4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF6B4E · RGB 239, 107, 78

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Color values

HEX#EF6B4E
RGB239, 107, 78
HSL11°, 83%, 62%
HSV11°, 67%, 94%
CMYK0%, 55%, 67%, 6%
XYZ42.23, 29.42, 10.66
Yxy29.42, 0.5131, 0.3574
CIE-Lab61.15, 49.00, 40.83
Hunter Lab54.24, 47.71, 24.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 42% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF6B4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF6B4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF6B4E

.text { color: #EF6B4E; }
.background { background-color: #EF6B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF6B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 107, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF6B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 107, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF6B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 107, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF6B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF6B4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF6B4E

#EC5432#E93C16#D23614#B62F11#9A280E#7E210C#621909#4B1307#2F0C04#130502

Tints of #EF6B4E

#F0775C#F2866E#F3927C#F5A28F#F6AD9D#F7B9AB#F9C9BE#FAD4CC#FCE4DE#FDEFEC

Tones of #EF6B4E

#E37359#D77A65#CC8171#C1887B#B58F87#AA9792

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ED1EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.05:1 AA large only
Against black text6.88:1 AA

Best text color on #EF6B4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF6B4E

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 #EF6B4E: ·

How #EF6B4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B6B555Deuteranopia · #BEC757Tritanopia · #E85B5C

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 red 500 · #EF4444Material Red 500 · #F44336Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF6B4E rather than the exact color:

Velvet Summit
#A01D13 · #EB7152 · #19CCDA · #C8F1F5
Palette Ef6c57
#EF6C57 · #7ED3B2 · #B9E6D3 · #F2F2F2
Coral Reef
#264653 · #2A9D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51
Palette 249d8f
#249D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51 · #FDF0D5
Palette 36ba98
#36BA98 · #E9C46A · #F4A261 · #E76F51
Radiant Ruby Lagoon
#A95018 · #E76E55 · #2A9AE0 · #B5D9EF

Similar colors

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

#EB7152#EF6C57#E76F51#E76E55#E46850#F96C48#E56A56#F76C58#F16344#FB6D48#F17458#E26749

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF6B4D  ·  #EF6B4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF6B4E?

#EF6B4E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 107, 78). Its closest standard named color is Tomato.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF6B4E?

#EF6B4E is RGB 239, 107, 78 — HSL 11°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF6B4E?

Its complement is #4ED1EF; analogous partners are #EF4E81 and #EFBC4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF6B4E for text?

Black text on #EF6B4E has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.