#EF8D79#EF8D79
#EF8D79 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.124 H 32.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF8D79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 141, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 79%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 49%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41%, 49.4%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, 35.12, 26.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 44.13, 37.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% 0.1043 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.124 32.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5757, 38.7855, 23.0135) |
| Luminance | 0.3878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 4.04
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.13
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 4.18
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.46
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF8D79 #79DBEF
analogous
#EF79A0 #EF8D79 #EFC879
triadic
#EF8D79 #79EF8D #8D79EF
tetradic
#EF8D79 #A0EF79 #79DBEF #C879EF
square
#EF8D79 #A0EF79 #79DBEF #C879EF
split-complementary
#EF8D79 #79EFC8 #79A0EF
monochromatic
#D43919 #E85E42 #EF8D79 #F6BCB0 #FCE8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#EF8D79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#EF8D79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF8D79
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF8D79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF8D79 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAF78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7E88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef8d79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 141, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.124 32.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8afa0',
500: '#ef8d79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef8d79; $custom-light: #f8afa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef8d79",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 141,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.169,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74256,
"c": 0.12353,
"h": 32.4
},
"luminance": 0.38781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF8D79
secondary
#D2ECF2
accent
#B8DB0B
background
#FFFAF9
surface
#FFF5F2
border
#D7CFCC
text
#18100E
muted
#867F7E