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Recognised as Colour

#F09580

  • #F09580
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F09580 is a red with RGB values 240, 149, 128 and HSL 11°, 79%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F09580#F09580
HEX#F09580
RGBrgb(240, 149, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.5843, 0.502
RGB percentages94.1%, 58.4%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(11.3, 78.9%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.3, 46.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.9%, 46.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,766,912
CSS custom property--colour: #F09580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#0F6A7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA17Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0B47Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 4.4Light salmon · ΔE 9.9Light coral · ΔE 13.1Salmon · ΔE 14.1Indian red · ΔE 21.7Sandy brown · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 4.44, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80DBF0
Analogous#F080A3, #F0CD80
Triadic#80F095, #9580F0
Split complementary#80F0CD, #80A3F0
Tetradic#A3F080, #80DBF0, #CD80F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBE1DB
Lighter +10%#F5BBAE
Darker −10%#EB6F52
Darker −20%#E54925
Darker −30%#C03717
Darker −40%#932A11
More saturated +25%#FF8C71
Less saturated −25%#DEA092

Channel breakdown

R240
G149
B128
Red240 (94.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue11.25°
Saturation (HSL)78.87%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 95 · B 80

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