Recognised as Colour

#EF6656

#EF6656
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#EF6656 is a red with RGB values 239, 102, 86 and HSL 6°, 83%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#EF6656#EF6656

HEX#EF6656

RGBrgb(239, 102, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.4, 0.3373

RGB percentages93.7%, 40%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(6.3, 82.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 64%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 57.3%, 64%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,689,302

CSS custom property--colour: #EF6656;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#1099A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9D53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.5 Tomato · ΔE 12.6 Coral · ΔE 15.3 Indian red · ΔE 16.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56DFEF

Analogous#EF5693, #EFB256

Triadic#56EF66, #6656EF

Split complementary#56EFB2, #5693EF

Tetradic#93EF56, #56DFEF, #B256EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCE5E2

Lighter +20%#F8BAB3

Lighter +10%#F39085

Darker −10%#EB3C27

Darker −20%#CC2713

Darker −30%#9D1E0F

Darker −40%#6F150A

More saturated +25%#FF5946

Less saturated −25%#D8786D

Channel breakdown

R239

G102

B86

Red239 (93.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue6.27°

Saturation (HSL)82.7%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 66 · B 56

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