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#EF1206 Color

#EF1206 is rgb(239, 18, 6) in RGB, hsl(3, 95%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 97%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF1206
HEX#EF1206
RGBrgb(239, 18, 6)
HSLhsl(3, 95%, 48%)
HSVhsv(3, 97%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 97%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.241 29.6)
LABlab(51.44% 75.56 65.00)
LCHlch(51.44% 99.67 40.70)

What #EF1206 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EF1206, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EF1206 Channel Values

How #EF1206 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 18 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 95% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 97% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 97% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF1206 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF1206

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF1206; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF1206

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF1206.

How #EF1206 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EF1206
Protanopia#6D6D00
Protanomaly#B05600
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#BF7400
Tritanopia#EF1111
Tritanomaly#EF110D
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF1206 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ef1206: #EF1206;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF1206;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef1206': '#EF1206' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.071, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_ef1206">#EF1206</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF1206"

More Red Colors

#EF1206 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF1206 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF1206?

#EF1206 is a mid-tone red — rgb(239, 18, 6) in RGB and hsl(3, 95%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.17.

What is the RGB value of #EF1206?

#EF1206 is rgb(239, 18, 6) — red 239, green 18, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF1206?

#EF1206 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 97%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF1206 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF1206 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF1206 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF1206 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 7.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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