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Recognised as Colour

#F9826E

  • #F9826E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#F9826E is a red with RGB values 249, 130, 110 and HSL 9°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#F9826E#F9826E
HEX#F9826E
RGBrgb(249, 130, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5098, 0.4314
RGB percentages97.6%, 51%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(8.6, 92.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 55.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.8%, 55.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,351,854
CSS custom property--colour: #F9826E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#067D91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F956Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAE6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6E7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 3Light coral · ΔE 12.1Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Dark salmon · ΔE 16Coral · ΔE 16.1Indian red · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 2.95, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EE5F9
Analogous#F96EA0, #F9C76E
Triadic#6EF982, #826EF9
Split complementary#6EF9C8, #6E9FF9
Tetradic#A0F96E, #6EE5F9, #C86EF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDD6D0
Lighter +10%#FBAC9F
Darker −10%#F7583D
Darker −20%#F52E0C
Darker −30%#C62308
Darker −40%#951B06
More saturated +25%#FF7E68
Less saturated −25%#E68F81

Channel breakdown

R249
G130
B110
Red249 (97.6%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue8.63°
Saturation (HSL)92.05%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 82 · B 6E

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