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Recognised as Colour

#EF8591

  • #EF8591
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EF8591 is a red with RGB values 239, 133, 145 and HSL 353°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EF8591#EF8591
HEX#EF8591
RGBrgb(239, 133, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5216, 0.5686
RGB percentages93.7%, 52.2%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(353.2, 76.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 44.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 39.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,697,297
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8591;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#107A6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AC8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8Pale violetred · ΔE 13.8Indian red · ΔE 17.7Salmon · ΔE 17.7Light pink · ΔE 20.5Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85EFE3
Analogous#EF85C6, #EFAE85
Triadic#91EF85, #8591EF
Split complementary#85EFAE, #85C6EF
Tetradic#C6EF85, #85EFE3, #AE85EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBDFE2
Lighter +10%#F5B2BA
Darker −10%#E95868
Darker −20%#E32B40
Darker −30%#C2192C
Darker −40%#951322
More saturated +25%#FF7585
Less saturated −25%#DE969E

Channel breakdown

R239
G133
B145
Red239 (93.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue353.21°
Saturation (HSL)76.81%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 85 · B 91

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