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Recognised as Colour

#FBB5AD

  • #FBB5AD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FBB5AD is a red with RGB values 251, 181, 173 and HSL 6°, 91%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FBB5AD#FBB5AD
HEX#FBB5AD
RGBrgb(251, 181, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.7098, 0.6784
RGB percentages98.4%, 71%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(6.2, 90.7%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.2, 31.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 27.9%, 31.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,496,045
CSS custom property--colour: #FBB5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#044A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3BEACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4CCACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#FFADB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 9.9Pink · ΔE 11.4Dark salmon · ΔE 17.3Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Peach puff · ΔE 20Misty rose · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADF3FB
Analogous#FBADCC, #FBDCAD
Triadic#ADFBB5, #B5ADFB
Split complementary#ADFBDC, #ADCCFB
Tetradic#CCFBAD, #ADF3FB, #DCADFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDE1DE
Darker −10%#F9897C
Darker −20%#F65D4C
Darker −30%#F4311B
Darker −40%#D21F0A
More saturated +25%#FFB2A9
Less saturated −25%#F0BEB8

Channel breakdown

R251
G181
B173
Red251 (98.4%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue6.15°
Saturation (HSL)90.7%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G B5 · B AD

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