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#EF816B Color

#EF816B is rgb(239, 129, 107) in RGB, hsl(10, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 55%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Salmon (#FA8072), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EF816B
HEX#EF816B
RGBrgb(239, 129, 107)
HSLhsl(10, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(10, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 55%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.14 32.5)
LABlab(66.39% 41.66 31.78)
LCHlch(66.39% 52.40 37.33)

What #EF816B 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 #EF816B, 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.

#EF816B Channel Values

How #EF816B 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 129 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 55% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EF816B 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EF816B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EF816B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EF816B

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 #EF816B.

How #EF816B 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#EF816B
Protanopia#9B9B6A
Protanomaly#C3926A
Deuteranopia#B0B065
Deuteranomaly#CC9F67
Tritanopia#F07E7E
Tritanomaly#F08077
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EF816B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ef816b: #EF816B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EF816B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ef816b': '#EF816B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.506, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_ef816b">#EF816B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EF816B"

More Red Colors

#EF816B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EF816B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EF816B?

#EF816B is a light red — rgb(239, 129, 107) in RGB and hsl(10, 80%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Salmon (#FA8072), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #EF816B?

#EF816B is rgb(239, 129, 107) — red 239, green 129, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EF816B?

#EF816B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 55%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EF816B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EF816B scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EF816B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EF816B 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 salmon (#FA8072) at a CIE76 distance of 5.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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