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Recognised as Colour

#FB8E7A

  • #FB8E7A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FB8E7A is a red with RGB values 251, 142, 122 and HSL 9°, 94%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FB8E7A#FB8E7A
HEX#FB8E7A
RGBrgb(251, 142, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5569, 0.4784
RGB percentages98.4%, 55.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(9.3, 94.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 51.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 43.4%, 51.4%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,486,010
CSS custom property--colour: #FB8E7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#047185

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A89E78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B578no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 6.8Light salmon · ΔE 10.6Light coral · ΔE 10.8Dark salmon · ΔE 11.1Indian red · ΔE 19.1Coral · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AE7FB
Analogous#FB7AA7, #FBCE7A
Triadic#7AFB8E, #8E7AFB
Split complementary#7AFBCE, #7AA7FB
Tetradic#A6FB7A, #7AE7FB, #CE7AFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEE2DD
Lighter +10%#FCB8AC
Darker −10%#FA6448
Darker −20%#F83A17
Darker −30%#D62706
Darker −40%#A41E05
More saturated +25%#FF8B76
Less saturated −25%#EA9A8B

Channel breakdown

R251
G142
B122
Red251 (98.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue9.3°
Saturation (HSL)94.16%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 8E · B 7A

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