Vermilion (Red)

#EF4444

RGB: 239, 68, 68

Color OverviewHEX #EF4444

#EF4444 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #EF4444 is composed of 94% red, 27% green, and 27% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 0°, saturation of 84%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#EF4444

RGB

239, 68, 68

HSL

0°, 84%, 60%

HSV

0°, 72%, 94%

CMYK

0%, 72%, 72%, 6%

Name Match

Vermilion

Closest Standard

Shades of #EF4444 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #EF4444 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #EF4444 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #EF4444

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #EF4444 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.76 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #EF4444 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.58 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #EF4444;
}

.element {
  color: #EF4444;
  background-color: #EF4444;
  border-color: #EF4444;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#EF4444] text-[#EF4444] border-[#EF4444]">
  Content styled with #EF4444
</div>