Information about #EF1515 color

#EF1515 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EF1515 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 21, 21) — 93.7% red, 8.2% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 85 / 85 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EF1515 is a pure, full-strength earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Vivid Red (#F70D1A). Slightly further away sit Love Red (#E41B17) and Virgin Lust (#E4181E).

The recipe behind #EF1515 is rgb(239, 21, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EF1515 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EF1515 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EF1515 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EF1515

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vivid Red color link
Vivid Red

#F70D1A

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Rich Red color link
Rich Red

#E11218

Netflix Red color link
Netflix Red

#E50914

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Kodak Red color link
Kodak Red

#E30613

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EF1515
  • RGB239, 21, 21
  • CMYK0, 85, 85, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 21, 21)
  • HSL0°, 87%, 51%
  • HSL Precise0°, 87.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV0°, 91%, 94%
  • HSB0°, 91%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.082, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.082, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.082, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEF1515
  • DECIMAL ID15668501
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01