#ef968f

Color #ef968f

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ef968f

RGB

rgb(239, 150, 143)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 75%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 40.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.2%, 40.2%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.97, 32.64, 17.81)

LCH

lch(70.97, 37.18, 28.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.1085, 24.79)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 56.1%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fe8ef

Analogous

#ef8fb8

#ef968f

#efc68f

Triadic

#ef968f

#8fef96

#968fef

Split-complementary

#ef968f

#8fefc6

#8fb8ef

Tetradic

#ef968f

#e8ef8f

#8fe8ef

#968fef

Square

#ef968f

#b8ef8f

#8fe8ef

#c68fef

Shades

Color #ef968f mixed toward black.

#e76257

#df2e20

#a72218

#6f1710

#380b08

Tints

Color #ef968f mixed toward white.

#f2a8a2

#f4b9b4

#f7cbc7

#fadcda

#fceeec

Tones

Color #ef968f mixed toward gray.

#e79d97

#dfa49f

#d7aba7

#cfb1af

#c7b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfce91 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#d3d991 · ΔE 38.5

Tritanopia

#ec9292 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef968f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef968f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ef968f (#ef968f) is rgb(239, 150, 143) in RGB.

No, #ef968f 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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