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Recognised as Colour

#EF998C

  • #EF998C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF998C is a red with RGB values 239, 153, 140 and HSL 8°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF998C#EF998C
HEX#EF998C
RGBrgb(239, 153, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6, 0.549
RGB percentages93.7%, 60%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(7.9, 75.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 41.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 41.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,702,412
CSS custom property--colour: #EF998C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#106673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA58Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B68Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8Light coral · ΔE 13.3Light salmon · ΔE 14.6Salmon · ΔE 17.5Light pink · ΔE 18.2Rosy brown · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE2EF
Analogous#EF8CB1, #EFCB8C
Triadic#8CEF99, #998CEF
Split complementary#8CEFCB, #8CB1EF
Tetradic#B1EF8C, #8CE2EF, #CB8CEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE8E6
Lighter +10%#F5C1B9
Darker −10%#E9715F
Darker −20%#E34A32
Darker −30%#C6321C
Darker −40%#9A2715
More saturated +25%#FF8D7C
Less saturated −25%#DFA59C

Channel breakdown

R239
G153
B140
Red239 (93.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue7.88°
Saturation (HSL)75.57%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 99 · B 8C

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