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Recognised as Colour

#F2A390

  • #F2A390
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F2A390 is a red with RGB values 242, 163, 144 and HSL 12°, 79%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F2A390#F2A390
HEX#F2A390
RGBrgb(242, 163, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.6392, 0.5647
RGB percentages94.9%, 63.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(11.6, 79%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 40.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 32.6%, 40.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,901,584
CSS custom property--colour: #F2A390;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#0D5C6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AD8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BD8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF989Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.4Light salmon · ΔE 13.5Light coral · ΔE 17.9Light pink · ΔE 18.1Salmon · ΔE 20.8Pink · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90DFF2
Analogous#F290AE, #F2D490
Triadic#90F2A3, #A390F2
Split complementary#90F2D4, #90AEF2
Tetradic#AEF290, #90DFF2, #D490F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDEFEB
Lighter +10%#F7C9BE
Darker −10%#ED7D62
Darker −20%#E75735
Darker −30%#D13C18
Darker −40%#A32F13
More saturated +25%#FF9B83
Less saturated −25%#E3ACA0

Channel breakdown

R242
G163
B144
Red242 (94.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue11.63°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G A3 · B 90

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