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Recognised as Colour

#EFC9C0

  • #EFC9C0
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EFC9C0 is a red with RGB values 239, 201, 192 and HSL 11°, 59%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#EFC9C0#EFC9C0
HEX#EFC9C0
RGBrgb(239, 201, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7882, 0.7529
RGB percentages93.7%, 78.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(11.5, 59.5%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 19.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 19.7%, 6.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,714,752
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC9C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#10363F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D1CDBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAD4C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9C4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C0E6EF
Analogous#EFC0CF, #EFE1C0
Triadic#C0EFC9, #C9C0EF
Split complementary#C0EFE1, #C0CFEF
Tetradic#CFEFC0, #C0E6EF, #E1C0EF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9ECE9
Darker −10%#E5A697
Darker −20%#DA836F
Darker −30%#D06046
Darker −40%#B5482E
More saturated +25%#F9C3B6
Less saturated −25%#E5CFCA

Channel breakdown

R239
G201
B192
Red239 (93.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue11.49°
Saturation (HSL)59.49%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C9 · B C0

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