Colour

#FB9B99

#FB9B99
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FB9B99 is a red with RGB values 251, 155, 153 and HSL 1°, 92%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FB9B99#FB9B99

HEX#FB9B99

RGBrgb(251, 155, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.6078, 0.6

RGB percentages98.4%, 60.8%, 60%

HSLhsl(1.2, 92.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 39%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 38.2%, 39%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,489,369

CSS custom property--colour: #FB9B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1

Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#046466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFAA98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6BC97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.1 Light pink · ΔE 15.5 Salmon · ΔE 17.2 Light salmon · ΔE 18.7 Pink · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99F9FB

Analogous#FB99C8, #FBCC99

Triadic#99FB9B, #9B99FB

Split complementary#99FBCC, #99C8FB

Tetradic#C8FB99, #99F9FB, #CC99FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFBFB

Lighter +10%#FDCBCA

Darker −10%#F96B68

Darker −20%#F73B37

Darker −30%#F20E09

Darker −40%#C00B08

More saturated +25%#FF9795

Less saturated −25%#EEA8A6

Channel breakdown

R251

G155

B153

Red251 (98.4%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue1.22°

Saturation (HSL)92.45%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 9B · B 99

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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