#ef2a3e Color Information

#ef2a3e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ef2a3e. In RGB, it consists of 93.7% Red, 16.5% Green, and 24.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 82.4% Magenta, 74.1% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 353.9°, with saturation of 86% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #ef2a3e is 15673918, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ef2a3e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ef2a3e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color239, 42, 62 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color93.7%, 16.5%, 24.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.063, 0.835, 0.757 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.824, 0.741, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color353.9°, 86.0%, 55.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color353.9°, 82.4%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.294, 20.355, 6.521 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color239, 42, 62 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15673918 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color52.236, 71.928, 39.400 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)52.236, 82.012, 28.712 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color52.236, 145.355, 25.446 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color45.116, 68.600, 23.012 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.581, 0.317, 20.355 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293863998 / 0xffef2a3e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ef2a3e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ef2a3e, its pure hue is 353.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ef2a3e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0508 to #d12536.

Tints of #ef2a3e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ef2a3e, its pure hue is 353.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ef2a3e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f14556 to #fde4e7.

Tones of #ef2a3e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ef2a3e, its pure hue is 353.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ef2a3e, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff1a31 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ef2a3e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ef2a3e! For #ef2a3e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ef2a3e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ef2a3e

This color, #ef2a3e, consists of 93.7% Red, 16.5% Green, and 24.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 239, Green = 42, Blue = 62. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ef2a3e is 0% Cyan, 82.4% Magenta, 74.1% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R93.7%
C0.0%
G16.5%
M82.4%
B24.3%
Y74.1%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 239 42 62
Octal 357 52 76
Hexa #ef #2a #3e
Binary 11101111 00101010 00111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 82 74 6
Octal 0 122 112 6
Hexa #00 #52 #4a #06
Binary 00000000 01010010 01001010 00000110

Analogous Colors of #ef2a3e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ef2a3e — which has hue 353.9° — its analogous colors are located at 23.9° and 353.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef2a3e.

Triadic Colors of #ef2a3e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ef2a3e — which has hue 353.9° — its triadic colors are located at 113.9° and 353.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef2a3e.

Complementary Color of #ef2a3e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ef2a3e — which has hue 353.9° — its complementary color is located at 173.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef2a3e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ef2a3e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ef2a3e — which has hue 353.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 143.9° and 353.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef2a3e.

Tetradic Colors of #ef2a3e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ef2a3e — which has hue 353.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 263.9°, 353.9°, 83.9°, and 173.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef2a3e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ef2a3e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ef2a3e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #95111f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fb919b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ef2a3e

We want to make getting started with #ef2a3e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ef2a3e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ef2a3e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ef2a3e with other HTML elements.

#ef2a3e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ef2a3e.
<span style="color: #ef2a3e;">The color of this text is #ef2a3e.</span>

#ef2a3e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ef2a3e.
<div style="background-color: #ef2a3e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ef2a3e.</div>

#ef2a3e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ef2a3e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ef2a3e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ef2a3e.</span>

#ef2a3e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ef2a3e.
<div style="border: #ef2a3e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ef2a3e.</div>

#ef2a3e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ef2a3e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ef2a3e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ef2a3e on a white background.</div></div>

#ef2a3e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ef2a3e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ef2a3e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ef2a3e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ef2a3e to White

This is a gradient from #ef2a3e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ef2a3e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ef2a3e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ef2a3e to Black

This is a gradient from #ef2a3e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ef2a3e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ef2a3e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ef2a3e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ef2a3e

In addition to using #ef2a3e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ef2a3e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ef2a3e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 239, Green = 42, Blue = 62). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ef2a3e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ef2a3e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(239, 42, 62)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ef2a3e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ef2a3e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ef2a3e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(239, 42, 62);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ef2a3e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:239, green:42, blue:62, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:239 green:42 blue:62 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(239f, 42f, 62f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(239, 42, 62);
 

#ef2a3e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ef2a3e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ef2a3e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ef2a3e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ef2a3e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ef2a3e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ef2a3e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ef2a3e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ef2a3e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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