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#EF807B Color

#EF807B is rgb(239, 128, 123) in RGB, hsl(3, 78%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 49%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Coral (#F08080), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF807B
HEX#EF807B
RGBrgb(239, 128, 123)
HSLhsl(3, 78%, 71%)
HSVhsv(3, 49%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 49%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.137 23.7)
LABlab(66.43% 43.12 22.98)
LCHlch(66.43% 48.86 28.05)

What #EF807B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EF807B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EF807B Channel Values

How #EF807B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 128 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 3° · S 78% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 3° · S 49% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 49% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF807B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EF807B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EF807B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF807B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF807B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EF807B.

How #EF807B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EF807B
Protanopia#9B9B7A
Protanomaly#C2917A
Deuteranopia#AFAF76
Deuteranomaly#CC9E78
Tritanopia#EF7F7F
Tritanomaly#EF807E
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF807B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ef807b: #EF807B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF807B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef807b': '#EF807B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.502, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_ef807b">#EF807B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF807B"

More Red Colors

#EF807B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF807B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF807B?

#EF807B is a light red — rgb(239, 128, 123) in RGB and hsl(3, 78%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Coral (#F08080), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #EF807B?

#EF807B is rgb(239, 128, 123) — red 239, green 128, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF807B?

#EF807B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 49%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF807B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF807B scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF807B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF807B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 2.58, which is very hard to tell apart.

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