Colour

#FF7F7F

#FF7F7F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF7F7F is a red with RGB values 255, 127, 127 and HSL 0°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF7F7F#FF7F7F

HEX#FF7F7F

RGBrgb(255, 127, 127)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.498, 0.498

RGB percentages100%, 49.8%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 50.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 50.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,744,319

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7F7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#008080

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C957Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCB07Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6C80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7 Salmon · ΔE 7 Indian red · ΔE 15.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21 Light salmon · ΔE 21.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FFFFF

Analogous#FF7FBF, #FFBF7F

Triadic#7FFF7F, #7F7FFF

Split complementary#7FFFBF, #7FBFFF

Tetradic#BFFF7F, #7FFFFF, #BF7FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFE5E5

Lighter +10%#FFB2B2

Darker −10%#FF4C4C

Darker −20%#FF1919

Darker −30%#E50000

Darker −40%#B20000

More saturated +25%#FF7F7F

Less saturated −25%#EF8F8F

Channel breakdown

R255

G127

B127

Red255 (100%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 7F · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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