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Colour

#EF9C8E

  • #EF9C8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9C8E is a red with RGB values 239, 156, 142 and HSL 9°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF9C8E#EF9C8E
HEX#EF9C8E
RGBrgb(239, 156, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6118, 0.5569
RGB percentages93.7%, 61.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(8.7, 75.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 40.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 34.7%, 40.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,703,182
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9C8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#106371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEA78Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B88Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8Light salmon · ΔE 14.7Light coral · ΔE 14.8Light pink · ΔE 17.5Salmon · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EE1EF
Analogous#EF8EB0, #EFCD8E
Triadic#8EEF9C, #9C8EEF
Split complementary#8EEFCD, #8EB1EF
Tetradic#B1EF8E, #8EE1EF, #CD8EEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCEAE7
Lighter +10%#F5C3BB
Darker −10%#E97561
Darker −20%#E24E35
Darker −30%#C8351C
Darker −40%#9B2916
More saturated +25%#FF917E
Less saturated −25%#DFA79E

Channel breakdown

R239
G156
B142
Red239 (93.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue8.66°
Saturation (HSL)75.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 9C · B 8E

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