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#EF260B Color

#EF260B is rgb(239, 38, 11) in RGB, hsl(7, 91%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF260B
HEX#EF260B
RGBrgb(239, 38, 11)
HSLhsl(7, 91%, 49%)
HSVhsv(7, 95%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.234 30.8)
LABlab(52.52% 72.60 64.09)
LCHlch(52.52% 96.84 41.44)

What #EF260B 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 #EF260B, 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.

#EF260B Channel Values

How #EF260B 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 38 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 91% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 95% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 95% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF260B 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF260B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF260B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF260B; 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 #EF260B

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 #EF260B.

How #EF260B 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#EF260B
Protanopia#707000
Protanomaly#B25B03
Deuteranopia#959500
Deuteranomaly#C07800
Tritanopia#EF2424
Tritanomaly#EF251C
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF260B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef260b: #EF260B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF260B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef260b': '#EF260B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.149, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_ef260b">#EF260B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF260B"

More Red Colors

#EF260B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF260B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF260B?

#EF260B is a mid-tone red — rgb(239, 38, 11) in RGB and hsl(7, 91%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #EF260B?

#EF260B is rgb(239, 38, 11) — red 239, green 38, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF260B?

#EF260B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 95%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF260B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF260B scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF260B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF260B 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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