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#EF747E — Light Vivid Red

#EF747E is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: salmon (#FA8072) — not an exact match. CSS salmon gives you #FA8072, a different color; use #EF747E 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.

#EF747E 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 #76EFE5; it also sits naturally between #EF76BD and #EFA876. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF747E · RGB 239, 116, 126

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Color values

HEX#EF747E
RGB239, 116, 126
HSL355°, 79%, 70%
HSV355°, 51%, 94%
CMYK0%, 51%, 47%, 6%
XYZ45.61, 32.35, 23.58
Yxy32.35, 0.4492, 0.3186
CIE-Lab63.63, 48.21, 17.19
Hunter Lab56.88, 47.39, 12.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 45% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 47% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF747E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF747E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF747E

.text { color: #EF747E; }
.background { background-color: #EF747E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF747E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 116, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 79%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF747E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 116, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF747E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 116, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF747E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF747E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF747E

#EB5663#E83B49#E41B2C#C91826#A91420#89101A#6E0D15#4E090F#32060A#120203

Tints of #EF747E

#F1848D#F28D95#F39BA2#F4A4AA#F6B1B7#F8BFC4#F9C8CC#FAD6D9#FBDFE1#FDEDEE

Tones of #EF747E

#E77E87#DD888F#D59096#CD989D#C4A1A4#BBAAAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76EFE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.81:1 Fails
Against black text7.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF747E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF747E

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 #EF747E: ·

How #EF747E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BAB97CDeuteranopia · #C1CA7BTritanopia · #E97A79

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 red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF747E rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #355C7D
Palette 6c567b
#6C567B · #C06C84 · #F67280 · #F8B195
Palette F67280
#F67280 · #C06C84 · #6C5B7B · #35477D
Palette Ea7b7b
#EA7B7B · #D25353 · #9E3B3B · #FFEAD3
Palette F47c7c
#F47C7C · #EF9F9F · #FAD4D4 · #FFF2F2

Similar colors

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

#F37382#F67280#EA7B7B#F47C7C#E97777#EE7875#F36A7B#E67A7A#EE6983#E47A80#E57087#FB7777

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF747D  ·  #EF747F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF747E?

#EF747E is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 116, 126). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF747E?

#EF747E is RGB 239, 116, 126 — HSL 355°, 79%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 47%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF747E?

Its complement is #76EFE5; analogous partners are #EF76BD and #EFA876. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF747E for text?

Black text on #EF747E has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.