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#EF866F

#ef866f ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef866f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.93% magenta, 53.56% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 10.78°, with 80% saturation and 68.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #ef866f
  2. #6fd8ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef866f
  2. #6fefc6
  3. #6f98ef

Analogous

  1. #ef6f98
  2. #ef866f
  3. #efc66f

Triadic

  1. #ef866f
  2. #6fef86
  3. #866fef

Tetradic

  1. #ef866f
  2. #d8ef6f
  3. #6fd8ef
  4. #866fef

Square

  1. #ef866f
  2. #98ef6f
  3. #6fd8ef
  4. #c66fef

Monochromatic

  1. #b13014
  2. #e74c2a
  3. #ef866f
  4. #f7c0b4
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ef866f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef866f
  2. #d77964
  3. #bf6b59
  4. #a75e4e
  5. #8f5043
  6. #784338
  7. #60362c
  8. #482821
  9. #301b16
  10. #180d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef866f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef866f
  2. #f1927d
  3. #f29e8c
  4. #f4aa9a
  5. #f5b6a9
  6. #f7c3b7
  7. #f9cfc5
  8. #fadbd4
  9. #fce7e2
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef866f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef866f
  2. #e48571
  3. #d98572
  4. #ce8474
  5. #c38476
  6. #b88378
  7. #ac8279
  8. #a1827b
  9. #96817d
  10. #8b817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0956d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ab6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c48f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19e6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb7c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef866f {
  color: #ef866f;
}
Background
.bg-ef866f {
  background-color: #ef866f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef866f {
  border: 2px solid #ef866f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef866f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 134 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 80% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef866f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef866f, #efc66f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef866f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 134 111 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.62 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.93 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 5.36 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 5.62 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 5.80 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.45 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.88 #107990 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Salmon
#ef866f  rgb(239, 134, 111)  hsl(11, 80%, 69%)  Salmon
#6fd8ef  rgb(111, 216, 239)  hsl(191, 80%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#6fef86  rgb(111, 239, 134)  hsl(131, 80%, 69%)  Light Green
#866fef  rgb(134, 111, 239)  hsl(251, 80%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue