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#EF5281 Color

#EF5281 is rgb(239, 82, 129) in RGB, hsl(342, 83%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 46%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon (#F05C85), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF5281
HEX#EF5281
RGBrgb(239, 82, 129)
HSLhsl(342, 83%, 63%)
HSVhsv(342, 66%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 46%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.195 5.9)
LABlab(58.59% 63.52 8.88)
LCHlch(58.59% 64.14 7.96)

What #EF5281 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 #EF5281, 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.

#EF5281 Channel Values

How #EF5281 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 82 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 83% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 66% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 46% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF5281 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF5281 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF5281

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF5281; 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 #EF5281

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 #EF5281.

How #EF5281 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#EF5281
Protanopia#808080
Protanomaly#B77180
Deuteranopia#9E9E7B
Deuteranomaly#C4867D
Tritanopia#ED5A5A
Tritanomaly#EE576C
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF5281 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef5281: #EF5281;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF5281;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef5281': '#EF5281' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.322, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_ef5281">#EF5281</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF5281"

More Pink Colors

#EF5281 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF5281 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF5281?

#EF5281 is a light pink — rgb(239, 82, 129) in RGB and hsl(342, 83%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon (#F05C85), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.73.

What is the RGB value of #EF5281?

#EF5281 is rgb(239, 82, 129) — red 239, green 82, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF5281?

#EF5281 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 46%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF5281 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF5281 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF5281 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF5281 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 19.81, which is visibly different.

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