#EF8C88

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Lightcoral.

About #EF8C88

At its core, #EF8C88 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightcoral. In the RGB color space, it consists of 239 red, 140 green, and 136 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 43% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 2.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#EF8C88
RGB239, 140, 136
HSL2.3°, 76.3%, 73.5%
CMYK0%, 41%, 43%, 6%
HSV2.3°, 43.1%, 93.7%
LAB68.7, 37.1, 18.5
XYZ49.4, 38.9, 28.2
Decimal15699080

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.78:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #EF8C88; }
.text-color { color: #EF8C88; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #EF8C88; }

Similar Colors

Lightcoral
#F08080