Deep Carmine Pink (#EF3038)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.08:1 — vs black: 5.15:1

Color values

  • HEX #EF3038
  • RGB rgb(239, 48, 56)
  • HSL hsl(357, 85%, 56%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 80, 77, 6 )
  • Websafe #FF3333
Convert this color Check contrast Extract from image Resize/Compress image

Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EF3038 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#30EFE7
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#EF3098
#EF8730
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#38EF30
#3038EF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#30EF87
#3098EF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#98EF30
#30EFE7
#8730EF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Carmine Pink
#EF3038 Base
#7C0A0E
#C30F17
#E5121A
#F2565C
#F4777C
#FABEC1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Carmine Pink, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #180203
— #480608
— #79090E
— #A90D14
— #DA1119
Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 Base
— #F2555B
— #F5797E
— #F89EA2
— #FAC3C5
— #FDE7E8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EF3038. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EF3038;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EF3038;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EF3038;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EF3038,
        #30EFE7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EF3038,
        #30EFE7
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$deep-carmine-pink: #EF3038;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-carmine-pink-r: 239;
$deep-carmine-pink-g: 48;
$deep-carmine-pink-b: 56;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-carmine-pink;
    color: rgba($deep-carmine-pink-r, $deep-carmine-pink-g, $deep-carmine-pink-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Carmine Pink appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EF3038 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8E8E28 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #61613B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EF3131 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7E7E7E Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Carmine Pink ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 Base
Imperial Red #ED2939 ΔE 1.41
Tractor Red #FD0E35 ΔE 2.27
Carmine Red #FF0038 ΔE 2.88
Ruddy #FF0028 ΔE 3.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.