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Recognised as Colour

#EF5D8A

  • #EF5D8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF5D8A is a red with RGB values 239, 93, 138 and HSL 342°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EF5D8A#EF5D8A
HEX#EF5D8A
RGBrgb(239, 93, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3647, 0.5412
RGB percentages93.7%, 36.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(341.5, 82%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 61.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.1%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,687,050
CSS custom property--colour: #EF5D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#10A275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09B87no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4C6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.1Hot pink · ΔE 17.2Light coral · ΔE 23.3Indian red · ΔE 23.7Deep pink · ΔE 27.2Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DEFC2
Analogous#EF5DD3, #EF795D
Triadic#8AEF5D, #5D8AEF
Split complementary#5DEF79, #5DD3EF
Tetradic#D3EF5D, #5DEFC2, #795DEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDE8EF
Lighter +20%#F8BACD
Lighter +10%#F48BAC
Darker −10%#EA2F68
Darker −20%#D1154F
Darker −30%#A3103D
Darker −40%#740C2C
More saturated +25%#FF4D84
Less saturated −25%#D97393

Channel breakdown

R239
G93
B138
Red239 (93.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue341.51°
Saturation (HSL)82.02%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 5D · B 8A

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