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Colour

#FF6869

  • #FF6869
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FF6869 is a red with RGB values 255, 104, 105 and HSL 360°, 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

#FF6869#FF6869
HEX#FF6869
RGBrgb(255, 104, 105)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4078, 0.4118
RGB percentages100%, 40.8%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(359.6, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.6, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 58.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,738,409
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6869;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#009796

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E8668no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4B6Ano 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 text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 12.9Tomato · ΔE 17.1Indian red · ΔE 17.8Light coral · ΔE 17.9Crimson · ΔE 21.6Coral · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#68FFFE
Analogous#FF68B4, #FFB368
Triadic#69FF68, #6869FF
Split complementary#68FFB3, #68B4FF
Tetradic#B4FF68, #68FFFE, #B368FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFCECE
Lighter +10%#FF9B9C
Darker −10%#FF3536
Darker −20%#FF0204
Darker −30%#CE0001
Darker −40%#9B0001
More saturated +25%#FF6869
Less saturated −25%#EC7B7C

Channel breakdown

R255
G104
B105
Red255 (100%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue359.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 68 · B 69

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