Colour

#FF6F74

#FF6F74
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF6F74 is a red with RGB values 255, 111, 116 and HSL 358°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF6F74#FF6F74

HEX#FF6F74

RGBrgb(255, 111, 116)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4353, 0.4549

RGB percentages100%, 43.5%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(357.9, 100%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 56.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 56.5%, 54.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,740,212

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#00908B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#918B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.1 Light coral · ΔE 13.6 Indian red · ΔE 15.8 Tomato · ΔE 21.8 Coral · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FFFFA

Analogous#FF6FBC, #FFB26F

Triadic#74FF6F, #6F74FF

Split complementary#6FFFB2, #6FBCFF

Tetradic#BCFF6F, #6FFFFA, #B26FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFD5D6

Lighter +10%#FFA2A5

Darker −10%#FF3C43

Darker −20%#FF0912

Darker −30%#D50007

Darker −40%#A20006

More saturated +25%#FF6F74

Less saturated −25%#ED8185

Channel breakdown

R255

G111

B116

Red255 (100%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue357.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 6F · B 74

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