Colour

#F6A198

#F6A198
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#F6A198 is a red with RGB values 246, 161, 152 and HSL 6°, 84%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F6A198#F6A198

HEX#F6A198

RGBrgb(246, 161, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6314, 0.5961

RGB percentages96.5%, 63.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(5.7, 83.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 38.2%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 34.6%, 38.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,163,224

CSS custom property--colour: #F6A198;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.47:1

Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#095E67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3AD97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7BE97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.2 Light pink · ΔE 14.6 Light coral · ΔE 14.9 Light salmon · ΔE 16.8 Pink · ΔE 18.2 Salmon · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98EDF6

Analogous#F698BE, #F6D098

Triadic#98F6A1, #A198F6

Split complementary#98F6D0, #98BEF6

Tetradic#BEF698, #98EDF6, #D098F6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF7F6

Lighter +10%#FACCC7

Darker −10%#F27669

Darker −20%#EE4B3A

Darker −30%#E12714

Darker −40%#B21F10

More saturated +25%#FF9A8F

Less saturated −25%#E8ACA6

Channel breakdown

R246

G161

B152

Red246 (96.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue5.74°

Saturation (HSL)83.93%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G A1 · B 98

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