Colour

#F5AC99

#F5AC99
Red
Light
Nearest: Dark salmon

#F5AC99 is a red with RGB values 245, 172, 153 and HSL 12°, 82%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F5AC99#F5AC99

HEX#F5AC99

RGBrgb(245, 172, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9608, 0.6745, 0.6

RGB percentages96.1%, 67.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(12.4, 82.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.4, 37.6%, 96.1%)

CMYK0%, 29.8%, 37.6%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,100,505

CSS custom property--colour: #F5AC99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#0A5366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDB597no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEC398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7 Light salmon · ΔE 15.8 Light pink · ΔE 16.4 Pink · ΔE 18.5 Burlywood · ΔE 19.8 Tan · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99E2F5

Analogous#F599B4, #F5DA99

Triadic#99F5AC, #AC99F5

Split complementary#99F5DA, #99B4F5

Tetradic#B4F599, #99E2F5, #DA99F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF8F6

Lighter +10%#FAD2C7

Darker −10%#F0866B

Darker −20%#EC603C

Darker −30%#DF3F16

Darker −40%#B13211

More saturated +25%#FFA68F

Less saturated −25%#E7B4A7

Channel breakdown

R245

G172

B153

Red245 (96.1%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue12.39°

Saturation (HSL)82.14%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F5 · G AC · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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