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Colour

#EF8787

  • #EF8787
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EF8787 is a red with RGB values 239, 135, 135 and HSL 0°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EF8787#EF8787
HEX#EF8787
RGBrgb(239, 135, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5294, 0.5294
RGB percentages93.7%, 52.9%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(0, 76.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 43.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 43.5%, 43.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,697,799
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37428WCAG 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 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#107878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AD85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4Salmon · ΔE 12.8Dark salmon · ΔE 15.4Indian red · ΔE 15.8Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5Light salmon · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EFEF
Analogous#EF87BB, #EFBB87
Triadic#87EF87, #8787EF
Split complementary#87EFBB, #87BBEF
Tetradic#BBEF87, #87EFEF, #BB87EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE1E1
Lighter +10%#F5B4B4
Darker −10%#E95A5A
Darker −20%#E32D2D
Darker −30%#C31A1A
Darker −40%#961414
More saturated +25%#FF7777
Less saturated −25%#DE9898

Channel breakdown

R239
G135
B135
Red239 (93.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 87 · B 87

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