#ef968a

Color #ef968a

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ef968a

RGB

rgb(239, 150, 138)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 75.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 42.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 42.3%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.87, 32.1, 20.43)

LCH

lch(70.87, 38.05, 32.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1096, 28.2)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 54.1%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ae3ef

Analogous

#ef8ab0

#ef968a

#efc88a

Triadic

#ef968a

#8aef96

#968aef

Split-complementary

#ef968a

#8aefc8

#8ab0ef

Tetradic

#ef968a

#e3ef8a

#8ae3ef

#968aef

Square

#ef968a

#b0ef8a

#8ae3ef

#c88aef

Shades

Color #ef968a mixed toward black.

#e76453

#dd351e

#a62817

#6e1a0f

#370d08

Tints

Color #ef968a mixed toward white.

#f2a79d

#f4b9b1

#f7cac4

#fadcd8

#fcedeb

Tones

Color #ef968a mixed toward gray.

#e79c92

#dea39b

#d6a9a3

#cdb0ac

#c5b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfce8d · ΔE 34.2

Deuteranopia

#d3d98e · ΔE 37.8

Tritanopia

#ec8f90 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef968a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef968a]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ef968a (#ef968a) is rgb(239, 150, 138) in RGB.

No, #ef968a 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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