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Recognised as Colour

#EF8E9F

  • #EF8E9F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF8E9F is a red with RGB values 239, 142, 159 and HSL 349°, 75%, 75%. 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

#EF8E9F#EF8E9F
HEX#EF8E9F
RGBrgb(239, 142, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5569, 0.6235
RGB percentages93.7%, 55.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(349.5, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 33.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,615
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#107160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9F9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B19Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.1Light coral · ΔE 13.7Light pink · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5Indian red · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEFDE
Analogous#EF8ECF, #EFAE8E
Triadic#9FEF8E, #8E9FEF
Split complementary#8EEFAD, #8ECFEF
Tetradic#D0EF8E, #8EEFDE, #AE8EEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCE7EB
Lighter +10%#F5BBC5
Darker −10%#E96179
Darker −20%#E23553
Darker −30%#C81C3A
Darker −40%#9B162D
More saturated +25%#FF7E95
Less saturated −25%#DF9EA9

Channel breakdown

R239
G142
B159
Red239 (93.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue349.48°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8E · B 9F

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