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Recognised as Colour

#EF8EA9

  • #EF8EA9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF8EA9 is a red with RGB values 239, 142, 169 and HSL 343°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EF8EA9#EF8EA9
HEX#EF8EA9
RGBrgb(239, 142, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5569, 0.6627
RGB percentages93.7%, 55.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(343.3, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 29.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,625
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#107156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA0AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B2A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FE8797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9Light pink · ΔE 16.7Light coral · ΔE 18.4Pink · ΔE 21Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEFD4
Analogous#EF8EDA, #EFA38E
Triadic#A9EF8E, #8EA9EF
Split complementary#8EEFA3, #8EDAEF
Tetradic#DAEF8E, #8EEFD4, #A48EEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCE7ED
Lighter +10%#F5BBCB
Darker −10%#E96187
Darker −20%#E23565
Darker −30%#C81C4C
Darker −40%#9B163B
More saturated +25%#FF7EA2
Less saturated −25%#DF9EB0

Channel breakdown

R239
G142
B169
Red239 (93.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue343.3°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8E · B A9

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