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Recognised as Colour

#EF9E88

  • #EF9E88
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9E88 is a red with RGB values 239, 158, 136 and HSL 13°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF9E88#EF9E88
HEX#EF9E88
RGBrgb(239, 158, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6196, 0.5333
RGB percentages93.7%, 62%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(12.8, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.9%, 43.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,703,688
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9E88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#106177

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 4.7Light salmon · ΔE 11.5Light coral · ΔE 17Salmon · ΔE 19.1Light pink · ΔE 20.7Burlywood · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 4.73, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88D9EF
Analogous#EF88A6, #EFD288
Triadic#88EF9E, #9E88EF
Split complementary#88EFD2, #88A5EF
Tetradic#A6EF88, #88D9EF, #D288EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE7E2
Lighter +10%#F5C3B5
Darker −10%#E9795B
Darker −20%#E3552E
Darker −30%#C43E1A
Darker −40%#973014
More saturated +25%#FF9578
Less saturated −25%#DEA899

Channel breakdown

R239
G158
B136
Red239 (93.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue12.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 9E · B 88

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