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Recognised as Colour

#FB9E8A

  • #FB9E8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FB9E8A is a red with RGB values 251, 158, 138 and HSL 11°, 93%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FB9E8A#FB9E8A
HEX#FB9E8A
RGBrgb(251, 158, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.6196, 0.5412
RGB percentages98.4%, 62%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(10.6, 93.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.6, 45%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 45%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,490,122
CSS custom property--colour: #FB9E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#046175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AA88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CABE89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 6.6Light salmon · ΔE 9.6Light coral · ΔE 14.1Salmon · ΔE 15Light pink · ΔE 21.6Sandy brown · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AE7FB
Analogous#FB8AAE, #FBD78A
Triadic#8AFB9E, #9E8AFB
Split complementary#8AFBD7, #8AAEFB
Tetradic#AEFB8A, #8AE7FB, #D78AFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEF0ED
Lighter +10%#FDC7BB
Darker −10%#F97559
Darker −20%#F84C27
Darker −30%#E42F08
Darker −40%#B32506
More saturated +25%#FF9B86
Less saturated −25%#ECA899

Channel breakdown

R251
G158
B138
Red251 (98.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue10.62°
Saturation (HSL)93.39%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 9E · B 8A

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