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#EF866D

#ef866d ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef866d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 52.55% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.93% magenta, 54.39% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.54°, with 80.25% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3651

Complementary

  1. #ef866d
  2. #6dd6ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef866d
  2. #6defc7
  3. #6d95ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6d95
  2. #ef866d
  3. #efc76d

Triadic

  1. #ef866d
  2. #6def86
  3. #866def

Tetradic

  1. #ef866d
  2. #d6ef6d
  3. #6dd6ef
  4. #866def

Square

  1. #ef866d
  2. #95ef6d
  3. #6dd6ef
  4. #c76def

Monochromatic

  1. #b03113
  2. #e74d28
  3. #ef866d
  4. #f7bfb2
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ef866d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef866d
  2. #d77962
  3. #bf6b57
  4. #a75e4c
  5. #8f5041
  6. #784337
  7. #60362c
  8. #482821
  9. #301b16
  10. #180d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef866d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef866d
  2. #f1927c
  3. #f29e8a
  4. #f4aa99
  5. #f5b6a7
  6. #f7c3b6
  7. #f9cfc5
  8. #fadbd3
  9. #fce7e2
  10. #fdf3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef866d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef866d
  2. #e4856f
  3. #d98571
  4. #ce8473
  5. #c38475
  6. #b88377
  7. #ac8278
  8. #a1827a
  9. #96817c
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0956b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ab6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c58f6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19e6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef866d {
  color: #ef866d;
}
Background
.bg-ef866d {
  background-color: #ef866d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef866d {
  border: 2px solid #ef866d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef866d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 134 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 80% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef866d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef866d, #efc76d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef866d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 134 109 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.13 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.71 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.34 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.40 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.80 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.32 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.52 #107992 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Salmon
#ef866d  rgb(239, 134, 109)  hsl(12, 80%, 68%)  Salmon
#6dd6ef  rgb(109, 214, 239)  hsl(192, 80%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#6def86  rgb(109, 239, 134)  hsl(132, 80%, 68%)  Light Green
#866def  rgb(134, 109, 239)  hsl(252, 80%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue