Colour

#FF6666

#FF6666
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF6666 is a red with RGB values 255, 102, 102 and HSL 0°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF6666#FF6666

HEX#FF6666

HEX (short)#F66

RGBrgb(255, 102, 102)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4, 0.4

RGB percentages100%, 40%, 40%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 60%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 60%, 60%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,737,894

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6666;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#009999

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A562no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 13.7 Tomato · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.6 Light coral · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 20.7 Coral · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66FFFF

Analogous#FF66B3, #FFB366

Triadic#66FF66, #6666FF

Split complementary#66FFB3, #66B3FF

Tetradic#B3FF66, #66FFFF, #B366FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFCCCC

Lighter +10%#FF9999

Darker −10%#FF3333

Darker −20%#FF0000

Darker −30%#CC0000

Darker −40%#990000

More saturated +25%#FF6666

Less saturated −25%#EC7979

Channel breakdown

R255

G102

B102

Red255 (100%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 66 · B 66

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