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#EF8FA3 — Light Red

#EF8FA3 is a red color we call Light 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 #EF8FA3 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.

#EF8FA3 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 #8FEFDC; it also sits naturally between #EF8FD2 and #EFAC8F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EF8FA3 · RGB 239, 143, 163

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Color values

HEX#EF8FA3
RGB239, 143, 163
HSL348°, 75%, 75%
HSV348°, 40%, 94%
CMYK0%, 40%, 32%, 6%
XYZ52.03, 40.64, 39.75
Yxy40.64, 0.3929, 0.3069
CIE-Lab69.92, 38.66, 5.20
Hunter Lab63.75, 38.12, 4.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EF8FA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EF8FA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EF8FA3

.text { color: #EF8FA3; }
.background { background-color: #EF8FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF8FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 143, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF8FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 143, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF8FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 143, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF8FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF8FA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EF8FA3

#EB7089#E6516F#E23255#D21E42#B31938#8F142D#701023#500B19#31070F#120306

Tints of #EF8FA3

#F098AA#F2A1B1#F3AAB9#F4B3C0#F6C1CB#F7C9D3#F9D2DA#FADBE1#FBE4E9#FCEDF0

Tones of #EF8FA3

#E896A7#E29DAB#DBA4AF#D4ABB3#CDB2B7#C6B8BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FEFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.30:1 Fails
Against black text9.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #EF8FA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EF8FA3

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 #EF8FA3: ·

How #EF8FA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C59EDeuteranopia · #CBD29DTritanopia · #EA9A9A

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 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EF8FA3 rather than the exact color:

Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Scarlet Ember
#12C589 · #64F0D3 · #EC3170 · #EF96A3
Gentle Ruby Monsoon
#F3BFCE · #EB8EA9 · #D75177 · #A01D42
Palette 3d0c11
#3D0C11 · #D80032 · #F78CA2 · #F9DEC9
Palette 5d3140
#5D3140 · #CF4173 · #F39399 · #F6D8BD
Palette Bbeaa6
#BBEAA6 · #E3C878 · #ED9A73 · #E688A1

Similar colors

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

#F38BA0#EF96A3#EB8EA9#F78CA2#F39399#E688A1#EA85A8#F59AA3#FB929E#F29A9C#EA97AD#F48FB1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EF8FA2  ·  #EF8FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EF8FA3?

#EF8FA3 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 143, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF8FA3?

#EF8FA3 is RGB 239, 143, 163 — HSL 348°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF8FA3?

Its complement is #8FEFDC; analogous partners are #EF8FD2 and #EFAC8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF8FA3 for text?

Black text on #EF8FA3 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.