#EF9A90

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Darksalmon.

About #EF9A90

When working with digital screens, the color #EF9A90 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darksalmon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 239 red, 154 green, and 144 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 36% Magenta, 40% Yellow, and 6% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#EF9A90
RGB239, 154, 144
HSL6.3°, 74.8%, 75.1%
CMYK0%, 36%, 40%, 6%
HSV6.3°, 39.7%, 93.7%
LAB71.9, 30.6, 18.5
XYZ52.2, 43.5, 32.0
Decimal15702672

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #EF9A90; }
.text-color { color: #EF9A90; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #EF9A90; }

Similar Colors

Darksalmon
#E9967A