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Colour

#FF796F

  • #FF796F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FF796F is a red with RGB values 255, 121, 111 and HSL 4°, 100%, 72%. 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

#FF796F#FF796F
HEX#FF796F
RGBrgb(255, 121, 111)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4745, 0.4353
RGB percentages100%, 47.5%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(4.2, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.2, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 56.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,742,767
CSS custom property--colour: #FF796F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#008690

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A906Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAD6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 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 text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 5.1Light coral · ΔE 12.8Indian red · ΔE 16.3Coral · ΔE 18.2Tomato · ΔE 18.6Light salmon · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FF5FF
Analogous#FF6FAD, #FFC16F
Triadic#6FFF79, #796FFF
Split complementary#6FFFC1, #6FADFF
Tetradic#ADFF6F, #6FF5FF, #C16FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD8D5
Lighter +10%#FFA8A2
Darker −10%#FF4A3C
Darker −20%#FF1A09
Darker −30%#D50F00
Darker −40%#A20B00
More saturated +25%#FF796F
Less saturated −25%#ED8981

Channel breakdown

R255
G121
B111
Red255 (100%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue4.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 79 · B 6F

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