#ef8f79

Color #ef8f79

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 5.98 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ef8f79

RGB

rgb(239, 143, 121)

HSL

hsl(11.2, 78.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.2, 49.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 49.4%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(69.03, 34.08, 27.29)

LCH

lch(69.03, 43.66, 38.69)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.1216, 33.77)

HWB

hwb(11.2, 47.5%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79d9ef

Analogous

#ef799e

#ef8f79

#efca79

Triadic

#ef8f79

#79ef8f

#8f79ef

Split-complementary

#ef8f79

#79efca

#799eef

Tetradic

#ef8f79

#d9ef79

#79d9ef

#8f79ef

Square

#ef8f79

#9eef79

#79d9ef

#ca79ef

Shades

Color #ef8f79 mixed toward black.

#e96243

#d63d1a

#a12e13

#6b1e0d

#360f06

Tints

Color #ef8f79 mixed toward white.

#f2a28f

#f4b4a6

#f7c7bc

#fadad2

#fcece9

Tones

Color #ef8f79 mixed toward gray.

#e59583

#db9b8d

#d2a297

#c8a8a0

#beaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc7f · ΔE 35.2

Deuteranopia

#d2d880 · ΔE 38.7

Tritanopia

#eb8384 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef8f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef8f79]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Salmon #fa8072

Orange Red #ff4500

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#ef8f79 (#ef8f79) is rgb(239, 143, 121) in RGB.

No, #ef8f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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