Colour

#FE6E72

#FE6E72
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FE6E72 is a red with RGB values 254, 110, 114 and HSL 358°, 99%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FE6E72#FE6E72

HEX#FE6E72

RGBrgb(254, 110, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.4314, 0.4471

RGB percentages99.6%, 43.1%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(358.3, 98.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 56.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 56.7%, 55.1%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,674,418

CSS custom property--colour: #FE6E72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#01918D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#908A71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A86Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 10.9 Light coral · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 15.6 Tomato · ΔE 21.1 Coral · ΔE 24.2 Crimson · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6EFEFA

Analogous#FE6EBA, #FEB26E

Triadic#72FE6E, #6E72FE

Split complementary#6EFEB2, #6EBAFE

Tetradic#BAFE6E, #6EFEFA, #B26EFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFD3D5

Lighter +10%#FEA1A3

Darker −10%#FE3B41

Darker −20%#FD090F

Darker −30%#D20107

Darker −40%#9F0105

More saturated +25%#FF6D71

Less saturated −25%#EC8083

Channel breakdown

R254

G110

B114

Red254 (99.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue358.33°

Saturation (HSL)98.63%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 6E · B 72

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