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Colour

#FF6868

  • #FF6868
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FF6868 is a red with RGB values 255, 104, 104 and HSL 0°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF6868#FF6868
HEX#FF6868
RGBrgb(255, 104, 104)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4078, 0.4078
RGB percentages100%, 40.8%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 59.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,738,408
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6868;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#009797

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8667no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A664no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 12.9Tomato · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 18Light coral · ΔE 18.2Crimson · ΔE 21.6Coral · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68FFFF
Analogous#FF68B3, #FFB368
Triadic#68FF68, #6868FF
Split complementary#68FFB3, #68B3FF
Tetradic#B3FF68, #68FFFF, #B368FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFCECE
Lighter +10%#FF9B9B
Darker −10%#FF3535
Darker −20%#FF0202
Darker −30%#CE0000
Darker −40%#9B0000
More saturated +25%#FF6868
Less saturated −25%#EC7B7B

Channel breakdown

R255
G104
B104
Red255 (100%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 68 · B 68

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