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#EF697C

#ef697c ≈ Light Coral

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef697c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.07% magenta, 48.12% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 351.49°, with 80.72% saturation and 67.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2991

Complementary

  1. #ef697c
  2. #69efdc

Split complementary

  1. #ef697c
  2. #69ef99
  3. #69bfef

Analogous

  1. #ef69bf
  2. #ef697c
  3. #ef9969

Triadic

  1. #ef697c
  2. #7cef69
  3. #697cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef697c
  2. #efdc69
  3. #69efdc
  4. #697cef

Square

  1. #ef697c
  2. #bfef69
  3. #69efdc
  4. #9969ef

Monochromatic

  1. #ad1228
  2. #e82440
  3. #ef697c
  4. #f6aeb8
  5. #fdedef

Shades

#ef697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef697c
  2. #d75f70
  3. #bf5463
  4. #a74a57
  5. #8f3f4a
  6. #78353e
  7. #602a32
  8. #482025
  9. #301519
  10. #180b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef697c
  2. #f17889
  3. #f28796
  4. #f496a3
  5. #f5a5b0
  6. #f7b4be
  7. #f9c3cb
  8. #fad2d8
  9. #fce1e5
  10. #fdf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef697c
  2. #e46b7c
  3. #d96e7d
  4. #ce707d
  5. #c3727e
  6. #b8757e
  7. #ac777e
  8. #a1797f
  9. #967b7f
  10. #8b7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0858b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #86847c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff5670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba7a7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c98c7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb5e75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef697c {
  color: #ef697c;
}
Background
.bg-ef697c {
  background-color: #ef697c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef697c {
  border: 2px solid #ef697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef697c, #ef9969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.27 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 6.34 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.86 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.94 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.54 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 9.11 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.29 #109683 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#ef697c  rgb(239, 105, 124)  hsl(351, 81%, 67%)  Light Coral
#69efdc  rgb(105, 239, 220)  hsl(171, 81%, 67%)  Turquoise
#7cef69  rgb(124, 239, 105)  hsl(111, 81%, 67%)  Pastel Green
#697cef  rgb(105, 124, 239)  hsl(231, 81%, 67%)  Glaucous