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Recognised as Colour

#F99C9A

  • #F99C9A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#F99C9A is a red with RGB values 249, 156, 154 and HSL 1°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#F99C9A#F99C9A
HEX#F99C9A
RGBrgb(249, 156, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6118, 0.6039
RGB percentages97.6%, 61.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(1.3, 88.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 38.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.3%, 38.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,358,554
CSS custom property--colour: #F99C9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#066365

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAA99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BC98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF919Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.9Dark salmon · ΔE 14.1Light pink · ΔE 14.5Salmon · ΔE 18.3Pink · ΔE 18.9Light salmon · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AF7F9
Analogous#F99AC7, #F9CC9A
Triadic#9AF99C, #9C9AF9
Split complementary#9AF9CC, #9AC7F9
Tetradic#C7F99A, #9AF7F9, #CC9AF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFAFA
Lighter +10%#FCCBCA
Darker −10%#F66D6A
Darker −20%#F33E3A
Darker −30%#EC130E
Darker −40%#BC0F0B
More saturated +25%#FF9694
Less saturated −25%#ECA9A7

Channel breakdown

R249
G156
B154
Red249 (97.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue1.26°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 9C · B 9A

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