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#EF718E — Light Vivid Red

#EF718E is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #EF718E 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.

#EF718E 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 #71EFD2; it also sits naturally between #EF71CD and #EF9271. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF718E · RGB 239, 113, 142

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Color values

HEX#EF718E
RGB239, 113, 142
HSL346°, 80%, 69%
HSV346°, 53%, 94%
CMYK0%, 53%, 41%, 6%
XYZ46.38, 32.11, 29.35
Yxy32.11, 0.4301, 0.2978
CIE-Lab63.44, 51.25, 7.77
Hunter Lab56.67, 50.75, 6.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 44% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 41% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF718E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF718E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF718E

.text { color: #EF718E; }
.background { background-color: #EF718E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF718E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 113, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF718E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 113, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF718E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 113, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF718E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF718E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF718E

#EC5578#E9355F#E61949#C5163F#AA1336#8A0F2C#6E0C23#4E0919#320610#120206

Tints of #EF718E

#F17E99#F288A0#F395AB#F5A3B6#F6B1C1#F7BAC8#F9C8D3#FAD6DE#FBDFE6#FDEDF0

Tones of #EF718E

#E67993#DD8398#D48C9D#CB95A2#C29EA6#B9A7AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #71EFD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.83:1 Fails
Against black text7.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF718E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF718E

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 #EF718E: ·

How #EF718E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B787Deuteranopia · #C0C985Tritanopia · #E98180

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 #EF718E rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff6a1c
#FF6A1C · #FFDA62 · #FFAE56 · #F5788B
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Misty Opal
#F6D0D8 · #E77991 · #D21E45 · #791128
Palette Ac1754
#AC1754 · #E53888 · #F37199 · #F7A8C4
Royal Ruby Zephyr
#E57087 · #E42A4E · #971B33 · #4D0A17
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382

Similar colors

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

#F5788B#EC6792#E77991#F37199#E57087#F37382#E36C8B#EE6983#F57799#F06292#F67280#FF748B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF718D  ·  #EF718F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF718E?

#EF718E is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 113, 142). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF718E?

#EF718E is RGB 239, 113, 142 — HSL 346°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 41%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF718E?

Its complement is #71EFD2; analogous partners are #EF71CD and #EF9271. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF718E for text?

Black text on #EF718E has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.