#ef9487

Color #ef9487

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ef9487

RGB

rgb(239, 148, 135)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 76.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 43.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.1%, 43.5%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.37, 32.83, 21.4)

LCH

lch(70.37, 39.19, 33.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.1124, 28.71)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 52.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87e2ef

Analogous

#ef87ae

#ef9487

#efc887

Triadic

#ef9487

#87ef94

#9487ef

Split-complementary

#ef9487

#87efc8

#87aeef

Tetradic

#ef9487

#e2ef87

#87e2ef

#9487ef

Square

#ef9487

#aeef87

#87e2ef

#c887ef

Shades

Color #ef9487 mixed toward black.

#e86350

#dc351d

#a52816

#6e1b0f

#370d07

Tints

Color #ef9487 mixed toward white.

#f2a69b

#f4b8af

#f7c9c3

#fadbd7

#fcedeb

Tones

Color #ef9487 mixed toward gray.

#e69a90

#dea198

#d5a7a1

#ccaeaa

#c4b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecd8a · ΔE 34.6

Deuteranopia

#d3d98b · ΔE 38.4

Tritanopia

#ec8d8d · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef9487;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef9487]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ef9487 (#ef9487) is rgb(239, 148, 135) in RGB.

No, #ef9487 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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