#ef471e Color Information

#ef471e 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 #ef471e. In RGB, it consists of 93.7% Red, 27.8% Green, and 11.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 70.3% Magenta, 87.4% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 11.8°, with saturation of 86.7% and lightness of 52.7%. The decimal value for #ef471e is 15681310, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ef471e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ef471e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color239, 71, 30 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color93.7%, 27.8%, 11.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.063, 0.722, 0.882 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.703, 0.874, 0.063 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color11.8°, 86.7%, 52.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color11.8°, 87.4%, 93.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.084, 22.951, 3.651 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color239, 81, 30 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15681310 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.022, 62.486, 57.958 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.022, 85.227, 42.847 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.022, 135.538, 40.667 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.907, 58.063, 29.016 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.589, 0.355, 22.951 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293871390 / 0xffef471e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3333 Copy
Last Updated: February 25, 2025

Shades of #ef471e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ef471e, its pure hue is 11.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, and its lightness is 52.7%. 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 #ef471e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0904 to #d13e1a.

Tints of #ef471e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ef471e, its pure hue is 11.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, and its lightness is 52.7%. 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 #ef471e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f15e3a to #fde8e3.

Tones of #ef471e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ef471e, its pure hue is 11.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.7%, 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 #ef471e, which range from #878787 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff3d0e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ef471e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ef471e! For #ef471e, 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, #ef471e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ef471e

This color, #ef471e, consists of 93.7% Red, 27.8% Green, and 11.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 239, Green = 71, Blue = 30. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ef471e is 0% Cyan, 70.3% Magenta, 87.4% Yellow, and 6.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R93.7%
C0.0%
G27.8%
M70.3%
B11.8%
Y87.4%
K6.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 239 71 30
Octal 357 107 36
Hexa #ef #47 #1e
Binary 11101111 01000111 00011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 70 87 6
Octal 0 106 127 6
Hexa #00 #46 #57 #06
Binary 00000000 01000110 01010111 00000110

Analogous Colors of #ef471e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ef471e — which has hue 11.8° — its analogous colors are located at 11.8° and 341.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef471e.

Triadic Colors of #ef471e

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 #ef471e — which has hue 11.8° — its triadic colors are located at 11.8° and 251.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef471e.

Complementary Color of #ef471e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ef471e — which has hue 11.8° — its complementary color is located at 191.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef471e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ef471e

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 #ef471e — which has hue 11.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 11.8° and 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef471e.

Tetradic Colors of #ef471e

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 #ef471e — which has hue 11.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 281.8°, 11.8°, 101.8°, and 191.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ef471e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ef471e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ef471e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #86260f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fba18b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ef471e

We want to make getting started with #ef471e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ef471e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ef471e 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 #ef471e with other HTML elements.

#ef471e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ef471e.
<span style="color: #ef471e;">The color of this text is #ef471e.</span>

#ef471e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ef471e.
<div style="background-color: #ef471e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ef471e.</div>

#ef471e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ef471e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ef471e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ef471e.</span>

#ef471e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ef471e.
<div style="border: #ef471e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ef471e.</div>

#ef471e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ef471e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ef471e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ef471e on a white background.</div></div>

#ef471e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ef471e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ef471e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ef471e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ef471e to White

This is a gradient from #ef471e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ef471e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ef471e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ef471e to Black

This is a gradient from #ef471e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ef471e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ef471e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ef471e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ef471e

In addition to using #ef471e 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 #ef471e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ef471e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 239, Green = 71, Blue = 30). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ef471e 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 #ef471e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(239, 71, 30)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ef471e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ef471e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ef471e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(239, 71, 30);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ef471e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:239, green:71, blue:30, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:239 green:71 blue:30 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(239f, 71f, 30f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(239, 71, 30);
 

#ef471e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ef471e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ef471e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ef471e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ef471e 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 #ef471e 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 #ef471e 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 #ef471e 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 3.8:1 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 #ef471e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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