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Recognised as Colour

#FA696F

  • #FA696F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FA696F is a red with RGB values 250, 105, 111 and HSL 358°, 94%, 70%. 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

#FA696F#FA696F
HEX#FA696F
RGBrgb(250, 105, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4118, 0.4353
RGB percentages98%, 41.2%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(357.5, 93.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 58%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 58%, 55.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,410,991
CSS custom property--colour: #FA696F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#059690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C856Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0A46Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF506Cno 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 text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 12.1Light coral · ΔE 14.6Indian red · ΔE 14.9Tomato · ΔE 21.4Crimson · ΔE 23.5Coral · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69FAF4
Analogous#FA69B7, #FAAC69
Triadic#6FFA69, #696FFA
Split complementary#69FAAB, #69B8FA
Tetradic#B7FA69, #69FAF4, #AC69FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFD
Lighter +20%#FDCCCE
Lighter +10%#FC9A9E
Darker −10%#F83840
Darker −20%#F50812
Darker −30%#C3070E
Darker −40%#92050B
More saturated +25%#FF646A
Less saturated −25%#E77C81

Channel breakdown

R250
G105
B111
Red250 (98%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue357.52°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 69 · B 6F

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