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Recognised as Colour

#FD857D

  • #FD857D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FD857D is a red with RGB values 253, 133, 125 and HSL 4°, 97%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FD857D#FD857D
HEX#FD857D
RGBrgb(253, 133, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.5216, 0.4902
RGB percentages99.2%, 52.2%, 49%
HSLhsl(3.8, 97%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.8, 50.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 50.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,614,781
CSS custom property--colour: #FD857D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#027A82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1997Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB27Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 4.2Light coral · ΔE 6.5Indian red · ΔE 15.8Dark salmon · ΔE 16.8Light salmon · ΔE 17.3Coral · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DF5FD
Analogous#FD7DB5, #FDC57D
Triadic#7DFD85, #857DFD
Split complementary#7DFDC5, #7DB5FD
Tetradic#B5FD7D, #7DF5FD, #C57DFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFE3E1
Lighter +10%#FEB4AF
Darker −10%#FC564B
Darker −20%#FB2719
Darker −30%#DE1103
Darker −40%#AB0D03
More saturated +25%#FF837B
Less saturated −25%#ED938E

Channel breakdown

R253
G133
B125
Red253 (99.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue3.75°
Saturation (HSL)96.97%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 85 · B 7D

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