#ef4444

Color #ef4444

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ef4444

RGB

rgb(239, 68, 68)

HSL

hsl(0, 84.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 71.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 71.5%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(54.98, 64.69, 39.13)

LCH

lch(54.98, 75.6, 31.17)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.2079, 25.32)

HWB

hwb(0, 26.7%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#44efef

Analogous

#ef449a

#ef4444

#ef9a44

Triadic

#ef4444

#44ef44

#4444ef

Split-complementary

#ef4444

#44ef9a

#449aef

Tetradic

#ef4444

#efef44

#44efef

#4444ef

Square

#ef4444

#9aef44

#44efef

#9a44ef

Shades

Color #ef4444 mixed toward black.

#eb1515

#bd1010

#8d0c0c

#5e0808

#2f0404

Tints

Color #ef4444 mixed toward white.

#f26363

#f48282

#f7a2a2

#fac1c1

#fce0e0

Tones

Color #ef4444 mixed toward gray.

#e15252

#d26161

#c46f6f

#b67d7d

#a88b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebd44 · ΔE 52.8

Deuteranopia

#c5cf44 · ΔE 58

Tritanopia

#ea4444 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef4444;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef4444]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ef4444 (#ef4444) is rgb(239, 68, 68) in RGB.

No, #ef4444 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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