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Recognised as Colour

#EF9888

  • #EF9888
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9888 is a red with RGB values 239, 152, 136 and HSL 9°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF9888#EF9888
HEX#EF9888
RGBrgb(239, 152, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5961, 0.5333
RGB percentages93.7%, 59.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(9.3, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 36.4%, 43.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,702,152
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9888;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#106777

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B587no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.4Light salmon · ΔE 12.9Light coral · ΔE 13.3Salmon · ΔE 16.5Light pink · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88DFEF
Analogous#EF88AB, #EFCC88
Triadic#88EF98, #9888EF
Split complementary#88EFCC, #88ABEF
Tetradic#ABEF88, #88DFEF, #CC88EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE6E2
Lighter +10%#F5BFB5
Darker −10%#E9715B
Darker −20%#E34A2E
Darker −30%#C4351A
Darker −40%#972914
More saturated +25%#FF8D78
Less saturated −25%#DEA499

Channel breakdown

R239
G152
B136
Red239 (93.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue9.32°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 98 · B 88

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