#ef9585

Color #ef9585

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#ef9585

RGB

rgb(239, 149, 133)

HSL

hsl(9.1, 76.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.1, 44.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 44.4%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.55, 32.1, 22.75)

LCH

lch(70.55, 39.34, 35.33)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.1119, 30.74)

HWB

hwb(9.1, 52.2%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85dfef

Analogous

#ef85aa

#ef9585

#efca85

Triadic

#ef9585

#85ef95

#9585ef

Split-complementary

#ef9585

#85efca

#85aaef

Tetradic

#ef9585

#dfef85

#85dfef

#9585ef

Square

#ef9585

#aaef85

#85dfef

#ca85ef

Shades

Color #ef9585 mixed toward black.

#e8654e

#db3a1d

#a42b16

#6e1d0e

#370e07

Tints

Color #ef9585 mixed toward white.

#f2a799

#f4b8ae

#f7cac2

#fadcd6

#fcedeb

Tones

Color #ef9585 mixed toward gray.

#e69b8e

#dda197

#d4a79f

#ccaea8

#c3b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cece89 · ΔE 34.4

Deuteranopia

#d3d98a · ΔE 37.6

Tritanopia

#ec8c8d · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef9585;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef9585]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#ef9585 (#ef9585) is rgb(239, 149, 133) in RGB.

No, #ef9585 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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