#EF9F99 Hex Color
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#ef9f99 is a gentle, unsaturated coral with a warm, mellow glow. It lacks the aggression of pure red, making it an ideal choice for soft branding or delicate UI accents. Because it offers strong contrast with black text, it works well for readable body copy. Pair this pastel shade with slate gray to ground its inherent sweetness. The hex code for this color is #ef9f99.
Questions about #ef9f99
What is #ef9f99 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ef9f99 is rgb(239, 159, 153), in HSL hsl(4, 73%, 77%) and in CMYK 0%, 33%, 36%, 6%.
What colors pair best with #ef9f99 for a balanced design?
Is #ef9f99 suitable for text against a white background?
#ef9f99 is generally too light to meet standard accessibility requirements for small body text on white backgrounds. It serves better as a primary branding color, a soft UI accent, or as a background shade for high-contrast dark text.
Is #ef9f99 readable on white or black?
#ef9f99 has a 2.08:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.08:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.