Colour

#FF6C64

#FF6C64
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF6C64 is a red with RGB values 255, 108, 100 and HSL 3°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF6C64#FF6C64

HEX#FF6C64

RGBrgb(255, 108, 100)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4235, 0.3922

RGB percentages100%, 42.4%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(3.1, 100%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 60.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 57.6%, 60.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,739,428

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#00939B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF506Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.4 Tomato · ΔE 13.8 Coral · ΔE 18 Light coral · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Crimson · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#64F7FF

Analogous#FF64A9, #FFBA64

Triadic#64FF6C, #6C64FF

Split complementary#64FFBA, #64A9FF

Tetradic#A9FF64, #64F7FF, #BA64FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFDFD

Lighter +20%#FFCDCA

Lighter +10%#FF9C97

Darker −10%#FF3C31

Darker −20%#FD0D00

Darker −30%#CA0A00

Darker −40%#970800

More saturated +25%#FF6C64

Less saturated −25%#EC7D77

Channel breakdown

R255

G108

B100

Red255 (100%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue3.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 6C · B 64

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