Colour

#EF5A61

#EF5A61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#EF5A61 is a red with RGB values 239, 90, 97 and HSL 357°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EF5A61#EF5A61

HEX#EF5A61

RGBrgb(239, 90, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3529, 0.3804

RGB percentages93.7%, 35.3%, 38%

HSLhsl(357.2, 82.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 62.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 62.3%, 59.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,686,241

CSS custom property--colour: #EF5A61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#10A59E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807960no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5985Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 14.8 Salmon · ΔE 15.4 Light coral · ΔE 18.4 Crimson · ΔE 18.7 Tomato · ΔE 19.8 Firebrick · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5AEFE8

Analogous#EF5AAB, #EF9E5A

Triadic#61EF5A, #5A61EF

Split complementary#5AEF9E, #5AABEF

Tetradic#ABEF5A, #5AEFE8, #9E5AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDE5E7

Lighter +20%#F8B7BA

Lighter +10%#F4888E

Darker −10%#EA2C34

Darker −20%#CF141D

Darker −30%#A01016

Darker −40%#720B10

More saturated +25%#FF4A53

Less saturated −25%#D87175

Channel breakdown

R239

G90

B97

Red239 (93.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue357.18°

Saturation (HSL)82.32%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 5A · B 61

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