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#ef8878 color: In for a Penny

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8°
100%

OKLCH

73.4%
0.129
30°
  • ≈ Salmon
  • Red
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • red-400
  • Black 6%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.48:1 · Below AALc -53
Black text8.46:1 · AALc 56

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About #ef8878

#ef8878 is a bright light red color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is In for a Penny (#ee8877). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-400.

More light red colors

Lighter: #ef8878 mixed with white

  1. ef8878
  2. f29485
  3. f5a093
  4. f7aca0
  5. f9b8ad
  6. fbc4bb
  7. fcd0c8
  8. fedcd6
  9. fee8e3
  10. fff3f1

Darker: #ef8878 mixed with black

  1. ef8878
  2. d07567
  3. b16357
  4. 945248
  5. 784139
  6. 5c312a
  7. 42221d
  8. 2a1310
  9. 140605
  10. 030101

Calmer: #ef8878 with less saturation

  1. ef8878
  2. e98c7d
  3. e29082
  4. dc9487
  5. d5978c
  6. cf9a91
  7. c89d96
  8. c0a19b
  9. b9a3a0
  10. b1a6a4