Colour

#F79E99

#F79E99
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#F79E99 is a red with RGB values 247, 158, 153 and HSL 3°, 85%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#F79E99

RGBrgb(247, 158, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.6196, 0.6

RGB percentages96.9%, 62%, 60%

HSLhsl(3.2, 85.5%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 38.1%, 96.9%)

CMYK0%, 36%, 38.1%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,227,993

CSS custom property--colour: #F79E99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#086166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0AB98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6BC98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#FF939Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.7 Light coral · ΔE 13.2 Light pink · ΔE 14.3 Light salmon · ΔE 18.1 Pink · ΔE 18.4 Salmon · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99F2F7

Analogous#F799C3, #F7CD99

Triadic#99F79E, #9E99F7

Split complementary#99F7CD, #99C3F7

Tetradic#C3F799, #99F2F7, #CD99F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEF8F8

Lighter +10%#FBCBC8

Darker −10%#F3716A

Darker −20%#F0443A

Darker −30%#E51D12

Darker −40%#B6170E

More saturated +25%#FF9791

Less saturated −25%#E9AAA7

Channel breakdown

R247

G158

B153

Red247 (96.9%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue3.19°

Saturation (HSL)85.45%

Lightness78.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F7 · G 9E · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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