Recognised as Colour

#F6979D

#F6979D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#F6979D is a red with RGB values 246, 151, 157 and HSL 356°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

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HEX#F6979D

RGBrgb(246, 151, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.5922, 0.6157

RGB percentages96.5%, 59.2%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(356.2, 84.1%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 38.6%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 38.6%, 36.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,160,669

CSS custom property--colour: #F6979D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#096862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9A69Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B89Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8D99no 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 text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.7 Light pink · ΔE 14 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.8 Pink · ΔE 18.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Salmon · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97F6F0

Analogous#F697CD, #F6C197

Triadic#9DF697, #979DF6

Split complementary#97F6C1, #97CCF6

Tetradic#CDF697, #97F6F0, #C097F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF5F5

Lighter +10%#FAC6C9

Darker −10%#F26871

Darker −20%#EE3945

Darker −30%#E11320

Darker −40%#B20F1A

More saturated +25%#FF8E95

Less saturated −25%#E8A5A9

Channel breakdown

R246

G151

B157

Red246 (96.5%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue356.21°

Saturation (HSL)84.07%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 97 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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