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Recognised as Colour

#EF9F8A

  • #EF9F8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EF9F8A is a red with RGB values 239, 159, 138 and HSL 12°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EF9F8A#EF9F8A
HEX#EF9F8A
RGBrgb(239, 159, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6235, 0.5412
RGB percentages93.7%, 62.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(12.5, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,703,946
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#106075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2A988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 5.5Light salmon · ΔE 12.2Light coral · ΔE 17.2Salmon · ΔE 19.7Light pink · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 5.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8ADAEF
Analogous#EF8AA7, #EFD28A
Triadic#8AEF9F, #9F8AEF
Split complementary#8AEFD2, #8AA7EF
Tetradic#A7EF8A, #8ADAEF, #D28AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE9E4
Lighter +10%#F5C4B7
Darker −10%#E97A5D
Darker −20%#E35530
Darker −30%#C53E1B
Darker −40%#983015
More saturated +25%#FF967A
Less saturated −25%#DEA99B

Channel breakdown

R239
G159
B138
Red239 (93.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue12.48°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 9F · B 8A

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