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Recognised as Colour

#F68E8E

  • #F68E8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#F68E8E is a red with RGB values 246, 142, 142 and HSL 0°, 85%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#F68E8E#F68E8E
HEX#F68E8E
RGBrgb(246, 142, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.5569, 0.5569
RGB percentages96.5%, 55.7%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(0, 85.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 42.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.3%, 42.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,158,350
CSS custom property--colour: #F68E8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#097171

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49F8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDB38Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.8Salmon · ΔE 13.5Dark salmon · ΔE 15.2Indian red · ΔE 18.3Light salmon · ΔE 19.5Light pink · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EF6F6
Analogous#F68EC2, #F6C28E
Triadic#8EF68E, #8E8EF6
Split complementary#8EF6C2, #8EC2F6
Tetradic#C2F68E, #8EF6F6, #C28EF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEECEC
Lighter +10%#FABDBD
Darker −10%#F25F5F
Darker −20%#EE3030
Darker −30%#DA1111
Darker −40%#AA0E0E
More saturated +25%#FF8585
Less saturated −25%#E79D9D

Channel breakdown

R246
G142
B142
Red246 (96.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)85.25%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G 8E · B 8E

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