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#EF8A76

#ef8a76 ≈ Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef8a76 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 50.63% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.92°, with 79.08% saturation and 70% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.3784

Complementary

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #76dbef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #76efc7
  3. #769eef

Analogous

  1. #ef769e
  2. #ef8a76
  3. #efc776

Triadic

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #76ef8a
  3. #8a76ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #dbef76
  3. #76dbef
  4. #8a76ef

Square

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #9eef76
  3. #76dbef
  4. #c776ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b73015
  2. #e75032
  3. #ef8a76
  4. #f7c5bb
  5. #fdefed

Shades

#ef8a76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #d77c6a
  3. #bf6e5e
  4. #a76153
  5. #8f5347
  6. #78453b
  7. #60372f
  8. #482923
  9. #301c18
  10. #180e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #f19684
  3. #f2a191
  4. #f4ad9f
  5. #f5b9ad
  6. #f7c5bb
  7. #f9d0c8
  8. #fadcd6
  9. #fce8e4
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a76
  2. #e48977
  3. #d98878
  4. #ce8779
  5. #c3867a
  6. #b8857b
  7. #ac847c
  8. #a1837d
  9. #96827e
  10. #8b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c79b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29974 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a175 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb817f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a76 {
  color: #ef8a76;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a76 {
  background-color: #ef8a76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a76 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 79% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a76, #efc776);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 118 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 3.50 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.63 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.60 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.38 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.40 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.64 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 7.16 #107589 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Salmon
#ef8a76  rgb(239, 138, 118)  hsl(10, 79%, 70%)  Salmon
#76dbef  rgb(118, 219, 239)  hsl(190, 79%, 70%)  Non-Photo Blue
#76ef8a  rgb(118, 239, 138)  hsl(130, 79%, 70%)  Light Green
#8a76ef  rgb(138, 118, 239)  hsl(250, 79%, 70%)  Medium Purple