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Recognised as Colour

#FB9E99

  • #FB9E99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FB9E99 is a red with RGB values 251, 158, 153 and HSL 3°, 92%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FB9E99#FB9E99
HEX#FB9E99
RGBrgb(251, 158, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.6196, 0.6
RGB percentages98.4%, 62%, 60%
HSLhsl(3.1, 92.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 39%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 37.1%, 39%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,490,137
CSS custom property--colour: #FB9E99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#046166

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1AC98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BE98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF939Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 12.2Dark salmon · ΔE 12.8Light pink · ΔE 15.2Light salmon · ΔE 17.5Salmon · ΔE 17.8Pink · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99F6FB
Analogous#FB99C5, #FBCF99
Triadic#99FB9E, #9E99FB
Split complementary#99FBCF, #99C5FB
Tetradic#C5FB99, #99F6FB, #CF99FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFBFB
Lighter +10%#FDCDCA
Darker −10%#F96F68
Darker −20%#F74137
Darker −30%#F21509
Darker −40%#C01108
More saturated +25%#FF9A95
Less saturated −25%#EEAAA6

Channel breakdown

R251
G158
B153
Red251 (98.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue3.06°
Saturation (HSL)92.45%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 9E · B 99

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