Colour

#FF6279

#FF6279
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF6279 is a red with RGB values 255, 98, 121 and HSL 351°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF6279#FF6279

HEX#FF6279

RGBrgb(255, 98, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3843, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 38.4%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(351.2, 100%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 61.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 61.6%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,736,889

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#009D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFA475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF476Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 18.8 Indian red · ΔE 19.2 Salmon · ΔE 19.3 Crimson · ΔE 23.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62FFE8

Analogous#FF62C7, #FF9A62

Triadic#79FF62, #6279FF

Split complementary#62FF9A, #62C7FF

Tetradic#C7FF62, #62FFE8, #9A62FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFBFC

Lighter +20%#FFC8D0

Lighter +10%#FF95A5

Darker −10%#FF2F4D

Darker −20%#FB0025

Darker −30%#C8001D

Darker −40%#950016

More saturated +25%#FF6279

Less saturated −25%#EB7687

Channel breakdown

R255

G98

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue351.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 62 · B 79

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