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Recognised as Colour

#FB6E73

  • #FB6E73
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FB6E73 is a red with RGB values 251, 110, 115 and HSL 358°, 95%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FB6E73#FB6E73
HEX#FB6E73
RGBrgb(251, 110, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.4314, 0.451
RGB percentages98.4%, 43.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(357.9, 94.6%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 56.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 56.2%, 54.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,477,811
CSS custom property--colour: #FB6E73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#04918C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8972no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 10.7Light coral · ΔE 12.6Indian red · ΔE 14.4Tomato · ΔE 22.4Coral · ΔE 25Crimson · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6EFBF6
Analogous#FB6EBA, #FBAF6E
Triadic#73FB6E, #6E73FB
Split complementary#6EFBAF, #6EBAFB
Tetradic#BAFB6E, #6EFBF6, #AF6EFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FED1D3
Lighter +10%#FCA0A3
Darker −10%#FA3C43
Darker −20%#F80B13
Darker −30%#CA060D
Darker −40%#990409
More saturated +25%#FF6A6F
Less saturated −25%#E88184

Channel breakdown

R251
G110
B115
Red251 (98.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue357.87°
Saturation (HSL)94.63%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 6E · B 73

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