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Recognised as Colour

#FAAFA1

  • #FAAFA1
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FAAFA1 is a red with RGB values 250, 175, 161 and HSL 9°, 90%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FAAFA1#FAAFA1
HEX#FAAFA1
RGBrgb(250, 175, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6863, 0.6314
RGB percentages98%, 68.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(9.4, 89.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 35.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 35.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,428,961
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAFA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#05505E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB8A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C7A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 12.9Light pink · ΔE 13.7Pink · ΔE 15.9Light salmon · ΔE 17.7Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6Light coral · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1ECFA
Analogous#FAA1BF, #FADCA1
Triadic#A1FAAF, #AFA1FA
Split complementary#A1FADC, #A1BFFA
Tetradic#BFFAA1, #A1ECFA, #DCA1FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDD8D1
Darker −10%#F78671
Darker −20%#F55D40
Darker −30%#F23310
Darker −40%#C5280A
More saturated +25%#FFAC9C
Less saturated −25%#EEB7AD

Channel breakdown

R250
G175
B161
Red250 (98%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue9.44°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AF · B A1

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