Palettes / Colors / #EF8089

#EF8089 — Light Vivid Red

#EF8089 is a red color we call Light Vivid Red, closest to the named color Salmon (#FA8072). It belongs to the red family.

#EF8089 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 #80EFE6; it also sits naturally between #EF80C1 and #EFAE80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 50% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 43% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF8089

.text { color: #EF8089; }
.background { background-color: #EF8089; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8089; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 128, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 78%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8089; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 128, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8089; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 128, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8089">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8089">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80EFE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF8089: #000000.

How #EF8089 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF8089 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8089?

#EF8089 is Light Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 239, 128, 137). Its closest standard named color is Salmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8089?

#EF8089 is RGB 239, 128, 137 — HSL 355°, 78%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 43%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8089?

Its complement is #80EFE6; analogous partners are #EF80C1 and #EFAE80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8089 for text?

Black text on #EF8089 has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.