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Recognised as Colour

#EF8EAF

  • #EF8EAF
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#EF8EAF is a red with RGB values 239, 142, 175 and HSL 340°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#EF8EAF#EF8EAF
HEX#EF8EAF
RGBrgb(239, 142, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5569, 0.6863
RGB percentages93.7%, 55.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(339.6, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 40.6%, 26.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,631
CSS custom property--colour: #EF8EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#107150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA1B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B2ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FD889Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.7Light pink · ΔE 18Light coral · ΔE 21.4Pink · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EEFCE
Analogous#EF8EE0, #EF9D8E
Triadic#AFEF8E, #8EAFEF
Split complementary#8EEF9D, #8EE0EF
Tetradic#E0EF8E, #8EEFCE, #9D8EEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCE7EE
Lighter +10%#F5BBCF
Darker −10%#E9618F
Darker −20%#E23570
Darker −30%#C81C57
Darker −40%#9B1643
More saturated +25%#FF7EAA
Less saturated −25%#DF9EB4

Channel breakdown

R239
G142
B175
Red239 (93.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue339.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 8E · B AF

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