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Colour

#EF8987

  • #EF8987
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EF8987 is a red with RGB values 239, 137, 135 and HSL 1°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EF8987#EF8987
HEX#EF8987
RGBrgb(239, 137, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5373, 0.5294
RGB percentages93.7%, 53.7%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(1.2, 76.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 43.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 43.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,698,311
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#107678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9986no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8AE85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7C89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.9Salmon · ΔE 12.8Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2Indian red · ΔE 16.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.1Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.85, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87EDEF
Analogous#EF87B9, #EFBD87
Triadic#87EF89, #8987EF
Split complementary#87EFBD, #87B9EF
Tetradic#B9EF87, #87EDEF, #BD87EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE2E1
Lighter +10%#F5B5B4
Darker −10%#E95D5A
Darker −20%#E3302D
Darker −30%#C31D1A
Darker −40%#961614
More saturated +25%#FF7A77
Less saturated −25%#DE9998

Channel breakdown

R239
G137
B135
Red239 (93.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue1.15°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 89 · B 87

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