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Recognised as Colour

#F6AA99

  • #F6AA99
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#F6AA99 is a red with RGB values 246, 170, 153 and HSL 11°, 84%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#F6AA99#F6AA99
HEX#F6AA99
RGBrgb(246, 170, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.6667, 0.6
RGB percentages96.5%, 66.7%, 60%
HSLhsl(11, 83.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11, 37.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 30.9%, 37.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,165,529
CSS custom property--colour: #F6AA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#095566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB398no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC398no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.4Light salmon · ΔE 15.6Light pink · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 18.3Light coral · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99E5F6
Analogous#F699B7, #F6D999
Triadic#99F6AA, #AA99F6
Split complementary#99F6D9, #99B6F6
Tetradic#B6F699, #99E5F6, #D999F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF8F7
Lighter +10%#FAD1C8
Darker −10%#F2836A
Darker −20%#EE5C3B
Darker −30%#E23A14
Darker −40%#B32E10
More saturated +25%#FFA490
Less saturated −25%#E8B3A7

Channel breakdown

R246
G170
B153
Red246 (96.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue10.97°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G AA · B 99

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