Colour

#FF755F

#FF755F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF755F is a red with RGB values 255, 117, 95 and HSL 8°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF755F#FF755F

HEX#FF755F

RGBrgb(255, 117, 95)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4588, 0.3725

RGB percentages100%, 45.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(8.2, 100%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 62.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 62.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,741,727

CSS custom property--colour: #FF755F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.96:1

Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#008AA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#988D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAB5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5B70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 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 text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 10.4 Coral · ΔE 11.5 Tomato · ΔE 11.7 Light coral · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 20.6 Light salmon · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5FE9FF

Analogous#FF5F99, #FFC55F

Triadic#5FFF75, #755FFF

Split complementary#5FFFC5, #5F99FF

Tetradic#99FF5F, #5FE9FF, #C55FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFF9F8

Lighter +20%#FFCDC5

Lighter +10%#FFA192

Darker −10%#FF492C

Darker −20%#F82200

Darker −30%#C51B00

Darker −40%#921400

More saturated +25%#FF755F

Less saturated −25%#EB8473

Channel breakdown

R255

G117

B95

Red255 (100%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue8.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 75 · B 5F

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