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Recognised as Colour

#EF736D

  • #EF736D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#EF736D is a red with RGB values 239, 115, 109 and HSL 3°, 80%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#EF736D#EF736D
HEX#EF736D
RGBrgb(239, 115, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.451, 0.4275
RGB percentages93.7%, 45.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(2.8, 80.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 54.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.9%, 54.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,692,653
CSS custom property--colour: #EF736D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#108C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90896Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA36Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 5.5Light coral · ΔE 8.5Indian red · ΔE 10.8Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3Light salmon · ΔE 21.3Coral · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DE9EF
Analogous#EF6DA8, #EFB46D
Triadic#6DEF73, #736DEF
Split complementary#6DEFB4, #6DA8EF
Tetradic#A8EF6D, #6DE9EF, #B46DEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF7F7
Lighter +20%#F9CBC9
Lighter +10%#F49F9B
Darker −10%#EA473F
Darker −20%#DE2118
Darker −30%#B01A13
Darker −40%#82140E
More saturated +25%#FF645D
Less saturated −25%#DB8581

Channel breakdown

R239
G115
B109
Red239 (93.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue2.77°
Saturation (HSL)80.25%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 73 · B 6D

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