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#EF8A8A

#ef8a8a ≈ Light Coral

  • pink
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ef8a8a is a color from the pink family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 54.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with tenderness, care and sweetness. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, weddings and celebrations and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Coral (#f08080), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.3836

Complementary

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #8aefef

Split complementary

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #8aefbc
  3. #8abcef

Analogous

  1. #ef8abc
  2. #ef8a8a
  3. #efbc8a

Triadic

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #8aef8a
  3. #8a8aef

Tetradic

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #efef8a
  3. #8aefef
  4. #8a8aef

Square

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #bcef8a
  3. #8aefef
  4. #bc8aef

Monochromatic

  1. #c51b1b
  2. #e64747
  3. #ef8a8a
  4. #f8cdcd
  5. #fdeded

Shades

#ef8a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #d77c7c
  3. #bf6e6e
  4. #a76161
  5. #8f5353
  6. #784545
  7. #603737
  8. #482929
  9. #301c1c
  10. #180e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef8a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #f19696
  3. #f2a1a1
  4. #f4adad
  5. #f5b9b9
  6. #f7c5c5
  7. #f9d0d0
  8. #fadcdc
  9. #fce8e8
  10. #fdf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef8a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef8a8a
  2. #e48989
  3. #d98888
  4. #ce8787
  5. #c38686
  6. #b88585
  7. #ac8484
  8. #a18383
  9. #968282
  10. #8b8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c89c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f9a89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ae88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4948a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa838a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef8a8a {
  color: #ef8a8a;
}
Background
.bg-ef8a8a {
  background-color: #ef8a8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef8a8a {
  border: 2px solid #ef8a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef8a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 138 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef8a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef8a8a, #efbc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef8a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 138 138 / 0.35);
}

#f08080 Light Coral ΔE 2.46 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 6.05 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.65 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.73 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 8.92 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.12 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.14 #107575 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Light Coral
#ef8a8a  rgb(239, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 76%, 74%)  Light Coral
#8aefef  rgb(138, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#8aef8a  rgb(138, 239, 138)  hsl(120, 76%, 74%)  Light Green
#8a8aef  rgb(138, 138, 239)  hsl(240, 76%, 74%)  Medium Purple