What color is #EF586C?

#EF586C is a light, vivid red known as Pink Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pink Pepper?

The RGB value is 239, 88, 108: 239 red, 88 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pink Pepper?

The complementary color is #58EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF586C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pink Pepper color: hex code #EF586C

#EF586C rgb(239, 88, 108)

Shades of red

Pink Pepper has the hex code #EF586C. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 34.5% green and 42.4% blue (239, 88, 108).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 83% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 55% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

Pink Pepper (#EF586C) color codes

HEX	`#EF586C`
RGB	`rgb(239, 88, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 34.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 83%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 63%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 55%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 59.4, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 62.82, 19.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.797, 26.418, 17.083)`
Decimal	`15685740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pink Pepper, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EF586C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EF586C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EF586C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef586c; }
.text { color: #ef586c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef586c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 88 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef586c, #ef9058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Watermelon.

See #EF586C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EF586C?: #EF586C is a light, vivid red known as Pink Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pink Pepper?: The RGB value is 239, 88, 108: 239 red, 88 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pink Pepper?: The complementary color is #58EFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF586C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.