Colour

#EF005F

#EF005F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EF005F is a red with RGB values 239, 0, 95 and HSL 336°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EF005F#EF005F

HEX#EF005F

RGBrgb(239, 0, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0, 0.3725

RGB percentages93.7%, 0%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(336.2, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 60.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,663,199

CSS custom property--colour: #EF005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#10FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5D60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#938859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 82.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.9 Deep pink · ΔE 24.9 Firebrick · ΔE 32.4 Indian red · ΔE 34.4 Brown · ΔE 34.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00EF90

Analogous#EF00D6, #EF1900

Triadic#5FEF00, #005FEF

Split complementary#00EF19, #00D6EF

Tetradic#D6EF00, #00EF90, #1900EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFBCD7

Lighter +30%#FF89B8

Lighter +20%#FF5699

Lighter +10%#FF237A

Darker −10%#BC004B

Darker −20%#890036

Darker −30%#560022

Darker −40%#23000E

More saturated +25%#EF005F

Less saturated −25%#D11E65

Channel breakdown

R239

B95

Red239 (93.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue336.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 00 · B 5F

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