Colour

#EF796A

#EF796A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#EF796A is a red with RGB values 239, 121, 106 and HSL 7°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#EF796A#EF796A

HEX#EF796A

RGBrgb(239, 121, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.4745, 0.4157

RGB percentages93.7%, 47.5%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(6.8, 80.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.8, 55.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 49.4%, 55.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,694,186

CSS custom property--colour: #EF796A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#108695

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968C68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A568no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6676no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 3.3 Light coral · ΔE 10 Indian red · ΔE 13 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.9 Light salmon · ΔE 17.2 Coral · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 3.27, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6AE0EF

Analogous#EF6A9E, #EFBB6A

Triadic#6AEF79, #796AEF

Split complementary#6AEFBB, #6A9EEF

Tetradic#9EEF6A, #6AE0EF, #BB6AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF5F4

Lighter +20%#F9CCC6

Lighter +10%#F4A298

Darker −10%#EA503C

Darker −20%#DB2E18

Darker −30%#AD2413

Darker −40%#7F1A0E

More saturated +25%#FF6D5A

Less saturated −25%#DA897F

Channel breakdown

R239

G121

B106

Red239 (93.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue6.77°

Saturation (HSL)80.61%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 79 · B 6A

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