Recognised as Colour
#EF165E
- #EF165E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#EF165E is a red with RGB values 239, 22, 94 and HSL 340°, 87%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#EF165E#EF165E
HEX#EF165E
RGBrgb(239, 22, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.0863, 0.3686
RGB percentages93.7%, 8.6%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(340.1, 87.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 90.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 90.8%, 60.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,668,830
CSS custom property--colour: #EF165E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#10E9A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16EFA7
Analogous#EF16CB, #EF3A16
Triadic#5EEF16, #165EEF
Split complementary#16EF3B, #16CAEF
Tetradic#CBEF16, #16EFA7, #3A16EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G22
B94
Red239 (93.7%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue340.09°
Saturation (HSL)87.15%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 16 · B 5E
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