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#EF4E49 Angry Flamingo

#EF4E49 is a medium, vivid red named Angry Flamingo. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(239, 78, 73)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 84% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 69% yellow and 6% black. #EF4E49 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.86:1.

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Variations of #EF4E49

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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#EF4E49 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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#EF4E49 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EF4E49 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 61% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A39444
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B7147
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A66E46
  • Deuteranopia 61% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A39444
  • Deuteranomaly 74% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BD8144
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF1E4E
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F93F4B
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A97C7B

#EF4E49 contrast checker

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3.59:1 Poor#EF4E49 text on white
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AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.86:1 Good#EF4E49 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EF4E49 in CSS

/* Angry Flamingo */
.color { color: #EF4E49; }
.background { background-color: #EF4E49; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EF4E49; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 78 73);
color: hsl(2 84% 61%);
color: oklch(0.647 0.198 26.1);

#EF4E49 FAQ

What color is #EF4E49?

#EF4E49 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Angry Flamingo. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EF4E49?

#EF4E49 is rgb(239, 78, 73) in RGB, hsl(2, 84%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 67%, 69%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EF4E49?

The complementary color of #EF4E49 is #49EAEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EF4E49?

Black text has the best contrast on #EF4E49: 5.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EF4E49 a warm or cool color?

#EF4E49 is a warm color.