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Recognised as Colour

#EF856A

  • #EF856A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#EF856A is a red with RGB values 239, 133, 106 and HSL 12°, 81%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#EF856A#EF856A
HEX#EF856A
RGBrgb(239, 133, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5216, 0.4157
RGB percentages93.7%, 52.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(12.2, 80.6%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 55.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 55.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,697,258
CSS custom property--colour: #EF856A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#107A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9467no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9AB68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF737Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 8Light salmon · ΔE 10.6Dark salmon · ΔE 11.3Light coral · ΔE 13.7Coral · ΔE 16.8Indian red · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AD4EF
Analogous#EF6A92, #EFC76A
Triadic#6AEF85, #856AEF
Split complementary#6AEFC8, #6A92EF
Tetradic#92EF6A, #6AD4EF, #C86AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF6F4
Lighter +20%#F9D0C6
Lighter +10%#F4AB98
Darker −10%#EA5F3C
Darker −20%#DB3F18
Darker −30%#AD3213
Darker −40%#7F250E
More saturated +25%#FF7B5A
Less saturated −25%#DA917F

Channel breakdown

R239
G133
B106
Red239 (93.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue12.18°
Saturation (HSL)80.61%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 85 · B 6A

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