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Colour

#F6959E

  • #F6959E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#F6959E is a red with RGB values 246, 149, 158 and HSL 354°, 84%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#F6959E#F6959E
HEX#F6959E
RGBrgb(246, 149, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.5843, 0.6196
RGB percentages96.5%, 58.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(354.4, 84.3%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.4, 39.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 35.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,160,158
CSS custom property--colour: #F6959E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#096A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A59Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB89Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.7Light pink · ΔE 14.4Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5Dark salmon · ΔE 19.2Pink · ΔE 19.3Salmon · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95F6ED
Analogous#F695CF, #F6BC95
Triadic#9EF695, #959EF6
Split complementary#95F6BC, #95CFF6
Tetradic#CFF695, #95F6ED, #BC95F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF3F4
Lighter +10%#FAC4C9
Darker −10%#F26673
Darker −20%#EE3748
Darker −30%#DF1326
Darker −40%#B00F1E
More saturated +25%#FF8C97
Less saturated −25%#E8A3AA

Channel breakdown

R246
G149
B158
Red246 (96.5%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue354.43°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G 95 · B 9E

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