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#EF434F Color

#EF434F is rgb(239, 67, 79) in RGB, hsl(356, 84%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 67%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alizarin (#DB2D43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF434F
HEX#EF434F
RGBrgb(239, 67, 79)
HSLhsl(356, 84%, 60%)
HSVhsv(356, 72%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 67%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.208 21.8)
LABlab(55.79% 66.30 34.53)
LCHlch(55.79% 74.75 27.51)

What #EF434F 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 #EF434F, 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.

#EF434F Channel Values

How #EF434F 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 67 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 84% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 72% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 67% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.76:1 vs white · 5.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF434F 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 text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF434F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF434F; 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 #EF434F

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 #EF434F.

How #EF434F 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#EF434F
Protanopia#7A7A4D
Protanomaly#B5684E
Deuteranopia#9A9A43
Deuteranomaly#C28048
Tritanopia#EF4545
Tritanomaly#EF4449
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF434F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef434f: #EF434F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF434F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef434f': '#EF434F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.263, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_ef434f">#EF434F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF434F"

More Red Colors

#EF434F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF434F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF434F?

#EF434F is a light red — rgb(239, 67, 79) in RGB and hsl(356, 84%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alizarin (#DB2D43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #EF434F?

#EF434F is rgb(239, 67, 79) — red 239, green 67, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF434F?

#EF434F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 67%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF434F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF434F scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF434F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF434F 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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