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Recognised as Colour

#F86A72

  • #F86A72
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#F86A72 is a red with RGB values 248, 106, 114 and HSL 357°, 91%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#F86A72#F86A72
HEX#F86A72
RGBrgb(248, 106, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.4157, 0.4471
RGB percentages97.3%, 41.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(356.6, 91%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 57.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 57.3%, 54%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,280,178
CSS custom property--colour: #F86A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#07958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8671no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA36Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF526Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 12.2Light coral · ΔE 13.1Indian red · ΔE 14Tomato · ΔE 23.3Crimson · ΔE 24.8Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6AF8F0
Analogous#F86AB9, #F8A96A
Triadic#72F86A, #6A72F8
Split complementary#6AF8A9, #6AB9F8
Tetradic#B9F86A, #6AF8F0, #A96AF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFCFC
Lighter +20%#FDCBCE
Lighter +10%#FA9BA0
Darker −10%#F63944
Darker −20%#F10B18
Darker −30%#C00913
Darker −40%#8F070E
More saturated +25%#FF636C
Less saturated −25%#E47E83

Channel breakdown

R248
G106
B114
Red248 (97.3%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue356.62°
Saturation (HSL)91.03%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G 6A · B 72

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