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Recognised as Colour

#EF6572

  • #EF6572
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#EF6572 is a red with RGB values 239, 101, 114 and HSL 354°, 81%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#EF6572#EF6572
HEX#EF6572
RGBrgb(239, 101, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3961, 0.4471
RGB percentages93.7%, 39.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(354.3, 81.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 57.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 52.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,689,074
CSS custom property--colour: #EF6572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#109A8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89D6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.1Light coral · ΔE 12.7Salmon · ΔE 14.4Pale violetred · ΔE 21.5Crimson · ΔE 25.5Brown · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#65EFE2
Analogous#EF65B7, #EF9D65
Triadic#72EF65, #6572EF
Split complementary#65EF9D, #65B7EF
Tetradic#B7EF65, #65EFE2, #9D65EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF0F1
Lighter +20%#F9C1C7
Lighter +10%#F4939C
Darker −10%#EA3748
Darker −20%#D81629
Darker −30%#A91220
Darker −40%#7B0D17
More saturated +25%#FF5565
Less saturated −25%#DA7A83

Channel breakdown

R239
G101
B114
Red239 (93.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue354.35°
Saturation (HSL)81.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 65 · B 72

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