#ef4972

Color #ef4972

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 22.18 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ef4972

RGB

rgb(239, 73, 114)

HSL

hsl(345.2, 83.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.2, 69.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 52.3%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(56.42, 65.69, 14.19)

LCH

lch(56.42, 67.21, 12.19)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.2024, 10.27)

HWB

hwb(345.2, 28.6%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49efc6

Analogous

#ef49c5

#ef4972

#ef7349

Triadic

#ef4972

#72ef49

#4972ef

Split-complementary

#ef4972

#49ef73

#49c5ef

Tetradic

#ef4972

#efc649

#49efc6

#4972ef

Square

#ef4972

#c5ef49

#49efc6

#7349ef

Shades

Color #ef4972 mixed toward black.

#eb194d

#bf113c

#8f0d2d

#60081e

#30040f

Tints

Color #ef4972 mixed toward white.

#f2678a

#f486a1

#f7a4b9

#fac2d0

#fce1e8

Tones

Color #ef4972 mixed toward gray.

#e15779

#d36580

#c67387

#b8808e

#aa8e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbd6a · ΔE 54.3

Deuteranopia

#c6cf68 · ΔE 60.9

Tritanopia

#ea6361 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef4972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef4972]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ef4972 (#ef4972) is rgb(239, 73, 114) in RGB.

No, #ef4972 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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