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#EF7461 Color

#EF7461 is rgb(239, 116, 97) in RGB, hsl(8, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Terracotta (#E2725B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF7461
HEX#EF7461
RGBrgb(239, 116, 97)
HSLhsl(8, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(8, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.156 30.5)
LABlab(63.71% 47.30 33.94)
LCHlch(63.71% 58.22 35.66)

What #EF7461 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 #EF7461, 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.

#EF7461 Channel Values

How #EF7461 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 116 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 59% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF7461 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 text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF7461

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF7461; 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 #EF7461

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

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How #EF7461 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#EF7461
Protanopia#939360
Protanomaly#BF8860
Deuteranopia#AAAA59
Deuteranomaly#C9975C
Tritanopia#F07272
Tritanomaly#F0736B
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF7461 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef7461: #EF7461;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF7461;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef7461': '#EF7461' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.455, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_ef7461">#EF7461</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF7461"

More Red Colors

#EF7461 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF7461 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF7461?

#EF7461 is a light red — rgb(239, 116, 97) in RGB and hsl(8, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Terracotta (#E2725B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #EF7461?

#EF7461 is rgb(239, 116, 97) — red 239, green 116, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF7461?

#EF7461 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF7461 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF7461 scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF7461 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF7461 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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