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#EF3472 Color

#EF3472 is rgb(239, 52, 114) in RGB, hsl(340, 85%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Pink (#FE347E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF3472
HEX#EF3472
RGBrgb(239, 52, 114)
HSLhsl(340, 85%, 57%)
HSVhsv(340, 78%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.222 7.2)
LABlab(54.75% 72.16 12.45)
LCHlch(54.75% 73.22 9.79)

What #EF3472 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 #EF3472, 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 pink in the library.

#EF3472 Channel Values

How #EF3472 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 85% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 78% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 52% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.89:1 vs white · 5.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF3472 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 text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF3472 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF3472

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF3472; 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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Tints & Shades of #EF3472

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 #EF3472.

How #EF3472 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#EF3472
Protanopia#747471
Protanomaly#B36171
Deuteranopia#97976A
Deuteranomaly#C17B6D
Tritanopia#ED4040
Tritanomaly#EE3C58
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF3472 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef3472: #EF3472;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF3472;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef3472': '#EF3472' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.204, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_ef3472">#EF3472</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF3472"

More Pink Colors

#EF3472 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF3472 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF3472?

#EF3472 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(239, 52, 114) in RGB and hsl(340, 85%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Pink (#FE347E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #EF3472?

#EF3472 is rgb(239, 52, 114) — red 239, green 52, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF3472?

#EF3472 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF3472 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF3472 scores 3.89:1 against white and 5.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF3472 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF3472 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 deeppink (#FF1493) at a CIE76 distance of 20.14, which is visibly different.

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