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#EF534E Color

#EF534E is rgb(239, 83, 78) in RGB, hsl(2, 83%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 67%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF534E
HEX#EF534E
RGBrgb(239, 83, 78)
HSLhsl(2, 83%, 62%)
HSVhsv(2, 67%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 67%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.193 25.8)
LABlab(57.91% 60.61 37.58)
LCHlch(57.91% 71.31 31.80)

What #EF534E 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 #EF534E, 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.

#EF534E Channel Values

How #EF534E 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 83 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 83% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 67% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 67% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.49:1 vs white · 6.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF534E 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 text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF534E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF534E; 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 #EF534E

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 #EF534E.

How #EF534E 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#EF534E
Protanopia#81814C
Protanomaly#B8714D
Deuteranopia#9E9E42
Deuteranomaly#C48747
Tritanopia#EF5252
Tritanomaly#EF5351
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF534E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef534e: #EF534E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF534E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef534e': '#EF534E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.325, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_ef534e">#EF534E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF534E"

More Red Colors

#EF534E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF534E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF534E?

#EF534E is a light red — rgb(239, 83, 78) in RGB and hsl(2, 83%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunset Orange (#FD5E53), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #EF534E?

#EF534E is rgb(239, 83, 78) — red 239, green 83, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF534E?

#EF534E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 67%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF534E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF534E scores 3.49:1 against white and 6.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF534E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF534E 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 11.55, which is visibly different.

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