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#EF8B74

#ef8b74 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef8b74 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.51% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 51.46% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.22°, with 79.35% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3808

Complementary

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #74d8ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #74efc9
  3. #749bef

Analogous

  1. #ef749b
  2. #ef8b74
  3. #efc974

Triadic

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #74ef8b
  3. #8b74ef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #d8ef74
  3. #74d8ef
  4. #8b74ef

Square

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #9bef74
  3. #74d8ef
  4. #c974ef

Monochromatic

  1. #b53315
  2. #e7522f
  3. #ef8b74
  4. #f7c4b9
  5. #fdf0ed

Shades

#ef8b74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #d77d68
  3. #bf6f5d
  4. #a76151
  5. #8f5346
  6. #78463a
  7. #60382e
  8. #482a23
  9. #301c17
  10. #180e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8b74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #f19782
  3. #f2a290
  4. #f4ae9e
  5. #f5b9ac
  6. #f7c5ba
  7. #f9d1c7
  8. #fadcd5
  9. #fce8e3
  10. #fdf3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8b74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8b74
  2. #e48a75
  3. #d98976
  4. #ce8878
  5. #c38779
  6. #b8867a
  7. #ac847b
  8. #a1837c
  9. #96827e
  10. #8b817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c79c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39972 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbae73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a173 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb827f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8b74 {
  color: #ef8b74;
}
Background
.bg-ef8b74 {
  background-color: #ef8b74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8b74 {
  border: 2px solid #ef8b74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8b74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 139 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 79% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8b74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8b74, #efc974);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8b74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 139 116 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.89 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.24 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.36 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.47 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.72 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.74 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.97 #10748b Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#ef8b74  rgb(239, 139, 116)  hsl(11, 79%, 70%)  Dark Salmon
#74d8ef  rgb(116, 216, 239)  hsl(191, 79%, 70%)  Sky Blue
#74ef8b  rgb(116, 239, 139)  hsl(131, 79%, 70%)  Light Green
#8b74ef  rgb(139, 116, 239)  hsl(251, 79%, 70%)  Medium Purple