#EF9999#EF9999

#EF9999 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.104 H 19.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#EF9999
RGB	rgb(239, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(0, 73%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(0, 36%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.85, 32.20, 13.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.85, 34.92, 22.76°)
OKLab	oklab(76.96% 0.0976 0.035)
OKLCH	oklch(76.96% 0.104 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(52.7397, 43.4371, 35.7373)
Luminance	0.4343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#EF9999 #99EFEF

analogous

#EF99C4 #EF9999 #EFC499

triadic

#EF9999 #99EF99 #9999EF

tetradic

#EF9999 #C4EF99 #99EFEF #C499EF

square

#EF9999 #C4EF99 #99EFEF #C499EF

split-complementary

#EF9999 #99EFC4 #99C4EF

monochromatic

#DE2F2F #E76464 #EF9999 #F7CECE #FBE5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17

#EF9999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.69

#EF9999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #EF9999

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##EF9999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##EF9999	1.00	2.17	9.69	9.69
#FFFFFF	2.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAA699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BFB798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FF8F9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ef9999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.104 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f6b8b7',
    500: '#ef9999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ef9999;
$custom-light: #f6b8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ef9999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 239,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 72.881,
    "l": 76.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76963,
    "c": 0.10368,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.43433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#EF9999

secondary

#D8F3F3

accent

#D5D511

background

#FFFBFB

surface

#FFF6F6

border

#D7D0D0

text

#171111

muted

#858080

Preview Lab

Preview with #EF9999

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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