Palettes / Colors / #EF9FAC

#EF9FAC — Light Red

#EF9FAC is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

#EF9FAC is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9FEFE1; it also sits naturally between #EF9FD4 and #EFBA9F. 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 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EF9FAC

.text { color: #EF9FAC; }
.background { background-color: #EF9FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EF9FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 159, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 71%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EF9FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 159, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EF9FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 159, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EF9FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EF9FAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEFE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EF9FAC: #000000.

How #EF9FAC 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 #EF9FAC 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 #EF9FAC?

#EF9FAC is Light Red, a red color (RGB 239, 159, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EF9FAC?

#EF9FAC is RGB 239, 159, 172 — HSL 350°, 71%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EF9FAC?

Its complement is #9FEFE1; analogous partners are #EF9FD4 and #EFBA9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EF9FAC for text?

Black text on #EF9FAC has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.