Colour

#FF7879

#FF7879
Red
Dark
Nearest: Salmon

#FF7879 is a red with RGB values 255, 120, 121 and HSL 360°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF7879#FF7879

HEX#FF7879

RGBrgb(255, 120, 121)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4706, 0.4745

RGB percentages100%, 47.1%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(359.6, 100%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.6, 52.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 52.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,742,521

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#008786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#979178no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9AD76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.8 Light coral · ΔE 9.9 Indian red · ΔE 14.9 Tomato · ΔE 23.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.7 Light salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78FFFE

Analogous#FF78BD, #FFBB78

Triadic#79FF78, #7879FF

Split complementary#78FFBB, #78BDFF

Tetradic#BDFF78, #78FFFE, #BA78FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDEDE

Lighter +10%#FFABAC

Darker −10%#FF4546

Darker −20%#FF1214

Darker −30%#DE0002

Darker −40%#AB0001

More saturated +25%#FF7879

Less saturated −25%#EE898A

Channel breakdown

R255

G120

B121

Red255 (100%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue359.56°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 78 · B 79

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