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#EF4444 Vermilion

#EF4444 is Vermilion.

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#EF4444

Vermilion

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #EF4444?

HEX
#EF4444
RGB
rgb(239, 68, 68)
HSL
hsl(0, 84%, 60%)
OKLCH
oklch(63.7% 0.208 25)
CMYK
0, 72, 72, 6

#EF4444 has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #EF4444
#EF4444
Same color
White
3.8AA18
Near-black
4.6AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #EF4444 · 4.6:1

Tints and shades of #EF4444

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2F0
  2. #FFC5BF
  3. #FF948C
  4. #EF4444
  5. #DC2F34
  6. #B6001A
  7. #870010
  8. #5B0008
  9. #320002

Colors that go with #EF4444

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --vermilion-1: #EF4444; /* Vermilion */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #EF4444

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (21)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (5)