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Recognised as Colour

#EF9977

  • #EF9977
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9977 is a orange with RGB values 239, 153, 119 and HSL 17°, 79%, 70%. 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

#EF9977#EF9977
HEX#EF9977
RGBrgb(239, 153, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6, 0.4667
RGB percentages93.7%, 60%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(17, 78.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17, 50.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 50.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,702,391
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#106688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B576no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 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 text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 3.8Light salmon · ΔE 5.6Sandy brown · ΔE 16.8Salmon · ΔE 17.2Light coral · ΔE 19Peru · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77CDEF
Analogous#EF7791, #EFD577
Triadic#77EF99, #9977EF
Split complementary#77EFD5, #7791EF
Tetradic#91EF77, #77CDEF, #D577EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FADDD2
Lighter +10%#F4BBA5
Darker −10%#EA7749
Darker −20%#E4551C
Darker −30%#B74316
Darker −40%#8A3310
More saturated +25%#FF9267
Less saturated −25%#DCA18A

Channel breakdown

R239
G153
B119
Red239 (93.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue17°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 99 · B 77

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