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Recognised as Colour

#EFC9C2

  • #EFC9C2
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#EFC9C2 is a red with RGB values 239, 201, 194 and HSL 9°, 58%, 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

#EFC9C2#EFC9C2
HEX#EFC9C2
RGBrgb(239, 201, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7882, 0.7608
RGB percentages93.7%, 78.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(9.3, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 18.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,714,754
CSS custom property--colour: #EFC9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#10363D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1CDC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D4C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F8C5C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 10.1Pink · ΔE 12.9Peach puff · ΔE 14.3Antique white · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 15Bisque · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E8EF
Analogous#EFC2D2, #EFE0C2
Triadic#C2EFC9, #C9C2EF
Split complementary#C2EFE0, #C2D2EF
Tetradic#D2EFC2, #C2E8EF, #DFC2EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAEDEA
Darker −10%#E4A59A
Darker −20%#DA8171
Darker −30%#CF5E49
Darker −40%#B54430
More saturated +25%#F9C2B8
Less saturated −25%#E5D0CC

Channel breakdown

R239
G201
B194
Red239 (93.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue9.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G C9 · B C2

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