What color is #EF5735?

#EF5735 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Fuego. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EF5735?

The RGB value is 239, 87, 53: 239 red, 87 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EF5735?

The complementary color is #35CDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF5735?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EF5735 color

#EF5735 rgb(239, 87, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #EF5735 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 34.1% green and 20.8% blue (239, 87, 53).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 85% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 78% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Fuego (#EE5533), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#EF5735 color codes

HEX	`#EF5735`
RGB	`rgb(239, 87, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 34.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 85%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 78%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 78%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 56.83, 49.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 75.57, 41.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.652, 25.43, 6.188)`
Decimal	`15685429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EF5735, 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 #EF5735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EF5735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #EF5735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef5735; }
.text { color: #ef5735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef5735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 87 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef5735, #efb435); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

Questions

What color is #EF5735?: #EF5735 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Fuego. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EF5735?: The RGB value is 239, 87, 53: 239 red, 87 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EF5735?: The complementary color is #35CDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF5735?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.