What color is #EF4658?

#EF4658 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Watermelonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EF4658?

The RGB value is 239, 70, 88: 239 red, 70 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EF4658?

The complementary color is #46EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF4658?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EF4658 color

#EF4658 rgb(239, 70, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #EF4658 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 27.5% green and 34.5% blue (239, 70, 88).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 84% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 63% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Watermelonade (#EB4652), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#EF4658 color codes

HEX	`#EF4658`
RGB	`rgb(239, 70, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 27.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 84%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 71%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 63%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 65, 28.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 70.89, 23.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.552, 23.441, 11.673)`
Decimal	`15681112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EF4658, 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 #EF4658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EF4658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #EF4658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef4658; }
.text { color: #ef4658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef4658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 70 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef4658, #ef8946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #EF4658?: #EF4658 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Watermelonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EF4658?: The RGB value is 239, 70, 88: 239 red, 70 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EF4658?: The complementary color is #46EFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF4658?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.