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Recognised as Colour

#EF899C

  • #EF899C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF899C is a red with RGB values 239, 137, 156 and HSL 349°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EF899C#EF899C
HEX#EF899C
RGBrgb(239, 137, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5373, 0.6118
RGB percentages93.7%, 53.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(348.8, 76.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 42.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 34.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,698,332
CSS custom property--colour: #EF899C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#107663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9B9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AE9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.3Light coral · ΔE 12.8Light pink · ΔE 18.1Indian red · ΔE 21.7Salmon · ΔE 22.5Pink · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89EFDC
Analogous#EF89CF, #EFA989
Triadic#9CEF89, #899CEF
Split complementary#89EFA9, #89CFEF
Tetradic#CFEF89, #89EFDC, #A989EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE3E7
Lighter +10%#F5B6C2
Darker −10%#E95C76
Darker −20%#E32F51
Darker −30%#C41B3A
Darker −40%#97152D
More saturated +25%#FF7992
Less saturated −25%#DE9AA7

Channel breakdown

R239
G137
B156
Red239 (93.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue348.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 89 · B 9C

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