Information about #EF1527 color

#EF1527 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EF1527 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(239, 21, 39) — 93.7% red, 8.2% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 85 / 78 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #EF1527 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Phillies Red (#E81828). Nearby in the Register you will also find Virgin Lust (#E4181E) and Geranium Lake (#E31230).

In RGB terms — rgb(239, 21, 39) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #EF1527 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EF1527 color variations

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

#EF1527 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 #EF1527

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

Phillies Red color link
Phillies Red

#E81828

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Vivid Red color link
Vivid Red

#F70D1A

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Opera Red color link
Opera Red

#FF1B2D

Chiefs Red color link
Chiefs Red

#E31837

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EF1527
  • RGB239, 21, 39
  • CMYK0, 85, 78, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 21, 39)
  • HSL355°, 87%, 51%
  • HSL Precise355.046°, 87.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV355°, 91%, 94%
  • HSB355°, 91%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.082, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.082, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.082, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEF1527
  • DECIMAL ID15668519
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01