Colour

#FF6F8A

#FF6F8A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF6F8A is a red with RGB values 255, 111, 138 and HSL 349°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF6F8A#FF6F8A

HEX#FF6F8A

RGBrgb(255, 111, 138)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4353, 0.5412

RGB percentages100%, 43.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(348.8, 100%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 56.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 56.5%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,740,234

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#009075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D8D8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A987no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 15.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Indian red · ΔE 19.4 Salmon · ΔE 20 Hot pink · ΔE 24.8 Crimson · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6FFFE4

Analogous#FF6FD2, #FF9C6F

Triadic#8AFF6F, #6F8AFF

Split complementary#6FFF9C, #6FD2FF

Tetradic#D2FF6F, #6FFFE4, #9C6FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFD5DD

Lighter +10%#FFA2B3

Darker −10%#FF3C61

Darker −20%#FF0937

Darker −30%#D50028

Darker −40%#A2001E

More saturated +25%#FF6F8A

Less saturated −25%#ED8195

Channel breakdown

R255

G111

B138

Red255 (100%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue348.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 6F · B 8A

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