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Recognised as Colour

#EF9697

  • #EF9697
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#EF9697 is a red with RGB values 239, 150, 151 and HSL 359°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#EF9697#EF9697
HEX#EF9697
RGBrgb(239, 150, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5882, 0.5922
RGB percentages93.7%, 58.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(359.3, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.2%, 36.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,701,655
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#106968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8A497no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12.1Light pink · ΔE 14.3Dark salmon · ΔE 15.1Pink · ΔE 18.7Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Salmon · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96EFEE
Analogous#EF96C3, #EFC196
Triadic#97EF96, #9697EF
Split complementary#96EFC1, #96C3EF
Tetradic#C3EF96, #96EFEE, #C296EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEFEF
Lighter +10%#F6C2C3
Darker −10%#E86A6B
Darker −20%#E23D3F
Darker −30%#CD1F21
Darker −40%#A1181A
More saturated +25%#FE8788
Less saturated −25%#E0A5A6

Channel breakdown

R239
G150
B151
Red239 (93.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue359.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 96 · B 97

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