Recognised as Colour

#EF797C

#EF797C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#EF797C is a red with RGB values 239, 121, 124 and HSL 358°, 79%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EF797C#EF797C

HEX#EF797C

RGBrgb(239, 121, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.4745, 0.4863

RGB percentages93.7%, 47.5%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(358.5, 78.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 49.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 49.4%, 48.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,694,204

CSS custom property--colour: #EF797C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#108683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#938E7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A67Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF697Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 3.2 Salmon · ΔE 9.9 Indian red · ΔE 11.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.9 Light salmon · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 3.19, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#79EFEC

Analogous#EF79B7, #EFB179

Triadic#7CEF79, #797CEF

Split complementary#79EFB1, #79B7EF

Tetradic#B7EF79, #79EFEC, #B179EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAD4D5

Lighter +10%#F4A7A9

Darker −10%#EA4B4F

Darker −20%#E41E23

Darker −30%#B9161A

Darker −40%#8B1114

More saturated +25%#FF696D

Less saturated −25%#DC8C8E

Channel breakdown

R239

G121

B124

Red239 (93.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue358.47°

Saturation (HSL)78.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 79 · B 7C

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