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Recognised as Colour

#EF8D72

  • #EF8D72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF8D72 is a red with RGB values 239, 141, 114 and HSL 13°, 80%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF8D72#EF8D72
HEX#EF8D72
RGBrgb(239, 141, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5529, 0.4471
RGB percentages93.7%, 55.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(13, 79.6%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13, 52.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 52.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,314
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8D72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#10728D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAF71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 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 text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7Light salmon · ΔE 8.1Salmon · ΔE 10.9Light coral · ΔE 13.9Indian red · ΔE 20.1Coral · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72D4EF
Analogous#EF7296, #EFCB72
Triadic#72EF8D, #8D72EF
Split complementary#72EFCC, #7295EF
Tetradic#95EF72, #72D4EF, #CC72EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFCFB
Lighter +20%#F9D7CE
Lighter +10%#F4B2A0
Darker −10%#EA6844
Darker −20%#E1451A
Darker −30%#B43714
Darker −40%#86290F
More saturated +25%#FF8462
Less saturated −25%#DB9886

Channel breakdown

R239
G141
B114
Red239 (93.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue12.96°
Saturation (HSL)79.62%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8D · B 72

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