Recognised as Colour

#EFC9D9

#EFC9D9
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#EFC9D9 is a red with RGB values 239, 201, 217 and HSL 335°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#EFC9D9

RGBrgb(239, 201, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.7882, 0.851

RGB percentages93.7%, 78.8%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(334.7, 54.3%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 15.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 9.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,714,777

CSS custom property--colour: #EFC9D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#103626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCCFDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4D5D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F5C8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.2 Pink · ΔE 10.3 Misty rose · ΔE 13.3 Light pink · ΔE 14.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.5 Lavender · ΔE 15.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9EFDF

Analogous#EFC9EC, #EFCCC9

Triadic#D9EFC9, #C9D9EF

Split complementary#C9EFCC, #C9ECEF

Tetradic#ECEFC9, #C9EFDF, #CCC9EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FBF0F5

Darker −10%#E3A2BD

Darker −20%#D87AA2

Darker −30%#CC5386

Darker −40%#B6366C

More saturated +25%#F8C0D8

Less saturated −25%#E6D2DA

Channel breakdown

R239

G201

B217

Red239 (93.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue334.74°

Saturation (HSL)54.29%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G C9 · B D9

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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