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Recognised as Colour

#F8636E

  • #F8636E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#F8636E is a red with RGB values 248, 99, 110 and HSL 356°, 91%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#F8636E#F8636E
HEX#F8636E
RGBrgb(248, 99, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.3882, 0.4314
RGB percentages97.3%, 38.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(355.6, 91.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 60.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 55.6%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,278,382
CSS custom property--colour: #F8636E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#079C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87816Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA16Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4868no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 14.7Indian red · ΔE 15.5Light coral · ΔE 16.2Crimson · ΔE 21.9Tomato · ΔE 22.5Brown · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63F8ED
Analogous#F863B8, #F8A363
Triadic#6EF863, #636EF8
Split complementary#63F8A3, #63B8F8
Tetradic#B9F863, #63F8ED, #A363F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF5F6
Lighter +20%#FCC5C9
Lighter +10%#FA949B
Darker −10%#F63241
Darker −20%#EA0B1B
Darker −30%#BA0815
Darker −40%#890610
More saturated +25%#FF5C68
Less saturated −25%#E4777F

Channel breakdown

R248
G99
B110
Red248 (97.3%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue355.57°
Saturation (HSL)91.41%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G 63 · B 6E

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