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Recognised as Colour

#EFA99C

  • #EFA99C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EFA99C is a red with RGB values 239, 169, 156 and HSL 9°, 72%, 77%. 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

#EFA99C#EFA99C
HEX#EFA99C
RGBrgb(239, 169, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6627, 0.6118
RGB percentages93.7%, 66.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(9.4, 72.2%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 34.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 29.3%, 34.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,706,524
CSS custom property--colour: #EFA99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#105663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8B29Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C09Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FEA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.8Light pink · ΔE 13.7Pink · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Light salmon · ΔE 19Tan · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE2EF
Analogous#EF9CB9, #EFD39C
Triadic#9CEFA9, #A99CEF
Split complementary#9CEFD2, #9CB9EF
Tetradic#B9EF9C, #9CE2EF, #D29CEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF5F4
Lighter +10%#F6CFC8
Darker −10%#E88370
Darker −20%#E15D44
Darker −30%#D03D22
Darker −40%#A4301B
More saturated +25%#FD9F8E
Less saturated −25%#E1B3AA

Channel breakdown

R239
G169
B156
Red239 (93.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue9.4°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G A9 · B 9C

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