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#EF617E Color

#EF617E is rgb(239, 97, 126) in RGB, hsl(348, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 47%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF617E
HEX#EF617E
RGBrgb(239, 97, 126)
HSLhsl(348, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(348, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 47%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.176 10.6)
LABlab(60.82% 57.38 13.71)
LCHlch(60.82% 58.99 13.44)

What #EF617E 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 #EF617E, 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.

#EF617E Channel Values

How #EF617E 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 97 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 47% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF617E 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF617E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF617E; 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 #EF617E

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 #EF617E.

How #EF617E 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#EF617E
Protanopia#88887D
Protanomaly#BA7A7D
Deuteranopia#A3A378
Deuteranomaly#C68D7A
Tritanopia#EE6565
Tritanomaly#EE6470
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF617E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef617e: #EF617E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF617E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef617e': '#EF617E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.380, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_ef617e">#EF617E</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF617E"

More Red Colors

#EF617E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF617E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF617E?

#EF617E is a light red — rgb(239, 97, 126) in RGB and hsl(348, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Red (#FC6C85), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #EF617E?

#EF617E is rgb(239, 97, 126) — red 239, green 97, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF617E?

#EF617E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 47%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF617E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF617E scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF617E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF617E 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 16.25, which is visibly different.

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