Recognised as Colour
#EF2012
- #EF2012
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#EF2012 is a red with RGB values 239, 32, 18 and HSL 4°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#EF2012#EF2012
HEX#EF2012
RGBrgb(239, 32, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.1255, 0.0706
RGB percentages93.7%, 12.5%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(3.8, 87.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 92.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 86.6%, 92.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,671,314
CSS custom property--colour: #EF2012;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#10DFED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#12E1EF
Analogous#EF1272, #EF8F12
Triadic#12EF20, #2012EF
Split complementary#12EF8F, #1272EF
Tetradic#72EF12, #12E1EF, #8F12EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G32
B18
Red239 (93.7%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue3.8°
Saturation (HSL)87.35%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 20 · B 12
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