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Recognised as Colour

#F09498

  • #F09498
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#F09498 is a red with RGB values 240, 148, 152 and HSL 357°, 75%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#F09498#F09498
HEX#F09498
RGBrgb(240, 148, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.5804, 0.5961
RGB percentages94.1%, 58%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(357.4, 75.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 38.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 36.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,766,680
CSS custom property--colour: #F09498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0F6B67

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A6A298no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB496no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#94F0EC
Analogous#F094C6, #F0BE94
Triadic#98F094, #9498F0
Split complementary#94F0BE, #94C6F0
Tetradic#C6F094, #94F0EC, #BE94F0

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDEDEE
Lighter +10%#F6C1C3
Darker −10%#EA676D
Darker −20%#E33B42
Darker −30%#CE1D25
Darker −40%#A1171D
More saturated +25%#FF858A
Less saturated −25%#E1A3A6

Channel breakdown

R240
G148
B152
Red240 (94.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue357.39°
Saturation (HSL)75.41%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 94 · B 98

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