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#EF3939 Trial by Fire

#EF3939 is a medium, vivid red named Trial by Fire. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (rgb(239, 57, 57)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 85% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 76% yellow and 6% black. #EF3939 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.31:1.

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Variations of #EF3939

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EF3939 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EF3939 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EF3939 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9E8E31
  • Protanopia 53% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #716737
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A16334
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9E8E31
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BA7932
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF003C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F9203A
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A57373

#EF3939 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.95:1 Poor#EF3939 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.31:1 Good#EF3939 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EF3939 in CSS

/* Trial by Fire */
.color { color: #EF3939; }
.background { background-color: #EF3939; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EF3939; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 57 57);
color: hsl(0 85% 58%);
color: oklch(0.626 0.218 26.2);

#EF3939 FAQ

What color is #EF3939?

#EF3939 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Trial by Fire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EF3939?

#EF3939 is rgb(239, 57, 57) in RGB, hsl(0, 85%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EF3939?

The complementary color of #EF3939 is #39EFEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EF3939?

Black text has the best contrast on #EF3939: 5.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EF3939 a warm or cool color?

#EF3939 is a warm color.