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Colour

#FF727A

  • #FF727A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FF727A is a red with RGB values 255, 114, 122 and HSL 357°, 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 Salmon.

Colour values

#FF727A#FF727A
HEX#FF727A
RGBrgb(255, 114, 122)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.4784
RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(356.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 52.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,740,986
CSS custom property--colour: #FF727A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#008D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#928D79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AA77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5C76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 11.4Light coral · ΔE 11.9Indian red · ΔE 15.4Pale violetred · ΔE 24.2Tomato · ΔE 24.5Coral · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72FFF7
Analogous#FF72C0, #FFB072
Triadic#7AFF72, #727AFF
Split complementary#72FFB0, #72C0FF
Tetradic#C1FF72, #72FFF7, #B172FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD8DA
Lighter +10%#FFA5AA
Darker −10%#FF3F4A
Darker −20%#FF0C1A
Darker −30%#D8000C
Darker −40%#A50009
More saturated +25%#FF727A
Less saturated −25%#ED848A

Channel breakdown

R255
G114
B122
Red255 (100%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue356.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B 7A

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