Close to Grapefruit
#EF5355
#EF5355 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 32.5% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 83% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EF5355.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.04:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EF5355 as they’d see it.
#EF5355 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EF5355
What color is #EF5355?
#EF5355 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Grapefruit. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 32.5% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 83% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EF5355 in RGB?
#EF5355 is rgb(239, 83, 85): 239 red, 83 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EF5355 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 65, 64, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EF5355?
PANTONE Warm Red C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EF5355?
Its complement #229897 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.