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Recognised as Colour

#FBAE9D

  • #FBAE9D
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FBAE9D is a red with RGB values 251, 174, 157 and HSL 11°, 92%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FBAE9D#FBAE9D
HEX#FBAE9D
RGBrgb(251, 174, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.6824, 0.6157
RGB percentages98.4%, 68.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(10.9, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 30.7%, 37.5%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,494,237
CSS custom property--colour: #FBAE9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#045162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB89Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C79Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.3Light pink · ΔE 15.5Light salmon · ΔE 15.8Pink · ΔE 17.8Light coral · ΔE 20.5Peach puff · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DEAFB
Analogous#FB9DBB, #FBDD9D
Triadic#9DFBAE, #AE9DFB
Split complementary#9DFBDD, #9DBBFB
Tetradic#BBFB9D, #9DEAFB, #DD9DFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDD7CE
Darker −10%#F9856C
Darker −20%#F75D3B
Darker −30%#F5340A
Darker −40%#C42A08
More saturated +25%#FFAB99
Less saturated −25%#EEB6AA

Channel breakdown

R251
G174
B157
Red251 (98.4%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue10.85°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G AE · B 9D

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