Recognised as Colour

#FA6974

#FA6974
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FA6974 is a red with RGB values 250, 105, 116 and HSL 355°, 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

#FA6974#FA6974

HEX#FA6974

RGBrgb(250, 105, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4118, 0.4549

RGB percentages98%, 41.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(355.4, 93.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 58%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 58%, 53.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,410,996

CSS custom property--colour: #FA6974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#05968B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#FF516Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 13.5 Light coral · ΔE 14.1 Indian red · ΔE 15 Tomato · ΔE 24.1 Crimson · ΔE 24.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#69FAEF

Analogous#FA69BD, #FAA669

Triadic#74FA69, #6974FA

Split complementary#69FAA6, #69BDFA

Tetradic#BDFA69, #69FAEF, #A669FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFD

Lighter +20%#FDCCCF

Lighter +10%#FC9AA2

Darker −10%#F83846

Darker −20%#F5081A

Darker −30%#C30715

Darker −40%#920510

More saturated +25%#FF6470

Less saturated −25%#E77C84

Channel breakdown

R250

G105

B116

Red250 (98%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue355.45°

Saturation (HSL)93.55%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 69 · B 74

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