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#EF345D Color

#EF345D is rgb(239, 52, 93) in RGB, hsl(347, 85%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 61%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF345D
HEX#EF345D
RGBrgb(239, 52, 93)
HSLhsl(347, 85%, 57%)
HSVhsv(347, 78%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 61%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.22 14.7)
LABlab(54.38% 71.19 24.55)
LCHlch(54.38% 75.30 19.03)

What #EF345D 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 #EF345D, 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.

#EF345D Channel Values

How #EF345D 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 52 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 85% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 78% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 61% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF345D 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF345D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF345D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF345D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EF345D

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 #EF345D.

How #EF345D 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#EF345D
Protanopia#74745B
Protanomaly#B3615C
Deuteranopia#979753
Deuteranomaly#C17B57
Tritanopia#EE3B3B
Tritanomaly#EE384B
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF345D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef345d: #EF345D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF345D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef345d': '#EF345D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.204, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_ef345d">#EF345D</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF345D"

More Red Colors

#EF345D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF345D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF345D?

#EF345D is a mid-tone red — rgb(239, 52, 93) in RGB and hsl(347, 85%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #EF345D?

#EF345D is rgb(239, 52, 93) — red 239, green 52, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF345D?

#EF345D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 61%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF345D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF345D scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF345D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF345D 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.72, which is visibly different.

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