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Recognised as Colour

#EFAE9F

  • #EFAE9F
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#EFAE9F is a red with RGB values 239, 174, 159 and HSL 11°, 71%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#EFAE9F#EFAE9F
HEX#EFAE9F
RGBrgb(239, 174, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.6824, 0.6235
RGB percentages93.7%, 68.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(11.3, 71.4%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 33.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.2%, 33.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,707,807
CSS custom property--colour: #EFAE9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#105160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB69Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCC39Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FEA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 14.2Light pink · ΔE 14.2Pink · ΔE 15.5Rosy brown · ΔE 17.5Tan · ΔE 18.4Peach puff · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FE0EF
Analogous#EF9FB8, #EFD69F
Triadic#9FEFAE, #AE9FEF
Split complementary#9FEFD6, #9FB8EF
Tetradic#B8EF9F, #9FE0EF, #D69FEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF8F6
Lighter +10%#F6D3CB
Darker −10%#E88973
Darker −20%#E06448
Darker −30%#D24423
Darker −40%#A6361C
More saturated +25%#FDA591
Less saturated −25%#E1B7AD

Channel breakdown

R239
G174
B159
Red239 (93.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G AE · B 9F

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