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Recognised as Colour

#EFA996

  • #EFA996
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EFA996 is a red with RGB values 239, 169, 150 and HSL 13°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EFA996#EFA996
HEX#EFA996
RGBrgb(239, 169, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6627, 0.5882
RGB percentages93.7%, 66.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(12.8, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 37.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,706,518
CSS custom property--colour: #EFA996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#105669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CABF95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.6Light salmon · ΔE 16.6Light pink · ΔE 16.7Pink · ΔE 18.7Tan · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96DCEF
Analogous#EF96AF, #EFD596
Triadic#96EFA9, #A996EF
Split complementary#96EFD5, #96B0EF
Tetradic#AFEF96, #96DCEF, #D596EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF1EF
Lighter +10%#F6CDC2
Darker −10%#E8856A
Darker −20%#E2613D
Darker −30%#CD441F
Darker −40%#A13618
More saturated +25%#FEA087
Less saturated −25%#E0B2A5

Channel breakdown

R239
G169
B150
Red239 (93.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue12.81°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G A9 · B 96

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