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Recognised as Colour

#EF8CAD

  • #EF8CAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF8CAD is a red with RGB values 239, 140, 173 and HSL 340°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EF8CAD#EF8CAD
HEX#EF8CAD
RGBrgb(239, 140, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.549, 0.6784
RGB percentages93.7%, 54.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(340, 75.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340, 41.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 41.4%, 27.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,117
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8CAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#107352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B1ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.9Light pink · ΔE 18.7Light coral · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 23.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CEFCE
Analogous#EF8CDE, #EF9D8C
Triadic#ADEF8C, #8CADEF
Split complementary#8CEF9D, #8CDFEF
Tetradic#DFEF8C, #8CEFCE, #9D8CEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE6ED
Lighter +10%#F5B9CD
Darker −10%#E95F8D
Darker −20%#E3326D
Darker −30%#C61C55
Darker −40%#9A1541
More saturated +25%#FF7CA8
Less saturated −25%#DF9CB2

Channel breakdown

R239
G140
B173
Red239 (93.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue340°
Saturation (HSL)75.57%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8C · B AD

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