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Recognised as Colour

#F98E6C

  • #F98E6C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#F98E6C is a red with RGB values 249, 142, 108 and HSL 14°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#F98E6C#F98E6C
HEX#F98E6C
RGBrgb(249, 142, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5569, 0.4235
RGB percentages97.6%, 55.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(14.5, 92.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.5, 56.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 43%, 56.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,354,924
CSS custom property--colour: #F98E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#067193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B46Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7B86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 7.7Salmon · ΔE 10.6Dark salmon · ΔE 12.2Coral · ΔE 14.5Light coral · ΔE 17.4Sandy brown · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6CD7F9
Analogous#F96C90, #F9D56C
Triadic#6CF98E, #8E6CF9
Split complementary#6CF9D5, #6C90F9
Tetradic#90F96C, #6CD7F9, #D56CF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDD9CE
Lighter +10%#FBB49D
Darker −10%#F7683B
Darker −20%#F5430A
Darker −30%#C43508
Darker −40%#932806
More saturated +25%#FF8B66
Less saturated −25%#E6987F

Channel breakdown

R249
G142
B108
Red249 (97.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue14.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 8E · B 6C

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