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Recognised as Colour

#F3AA9C

  • #F3AA9C
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F3AA9C is a red with RGB values 243, 170, 156 and HSL 10°, 78%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F3AA9C#F3AA9C
HEX#F3AA9C
RGBrgb(243, 170, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.6667, 0.6118
RGB percentages95.3%, 66.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(9.7, 78.4%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 35.8%, 95.3%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 35.8%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,968,924
CSS custom property--colour: #F3AA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#0C5563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB39Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC29Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12Light pink · ΔE 14.1Pink · ΔE 16.5Light salmon · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8Light coral · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CE5F3
Analogous#F39CBA, #F3D59C
Triadic#9CF3AA, #AA9CF3
Split complementary#9CF3D5, #9CBAF3
Tetradic#BAF39C, #9CE5F3, #D59CF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF8F7
Lighter +10%#F9D1C9
Darker −10%#ED836F
Darker −20%#E85C41
Darker −30%#DB3A1B
Darker −40%#AE2E15
More saturated +25%#FFA290
Less saturated −25%#E5B3AA

Channel breakdown

R243
G170
B156
Red243 (95.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue9.66°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F3 · G AA · B 9C

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