Colour

#EF9787

#EF9787
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9787 is a red with RGB values 239, 151, 135 and HSL 9°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF9787#EF9787

HEX#EF9787

RGBrgb(239, 151, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5922, 0.5294

RGB percentages93.7%, 59.2%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(9.2, 76.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 43.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.8%, 43.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,701,895

CSS custom property--colour: #EF9787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#106878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABA386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 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 text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.3 Light salmon · ΔE 12.8 Light coral · ΔE 12.8 Salmon · ΔE 16 Light pink · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#87DFEF

Analogous#EF87AB, #EFCB87

Triadic#87EF97, #9787EF

Split complementary#87EFCB, #87ABEF

Tetradic#ABEF87, #87DFEF, #CB87EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBE5E1

Lighter +10%#F5BEB4

Darker −10%#E9705A

Darker −20%#E3492D

Darker −30%#C3341A

Darker −40%#962814

More saturated +25%#FF8C77

Less saturated −25%#DEA398

Channel breakdown

R239

G151

B135

Red239 (93.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 97 · B 87

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