Colour

#FF878B

#FF878B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF878B is a red with RGB values 255, 135, 139 and HSL 358°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF878B#FF878B

HEX#FF878B

RGBrgb(255, 135, 139)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5294, 0.5451

RGB percentages100%, 52.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(358, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 47.1%, 45.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,746,379

CSS custom property--colour: #FF878B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#007874

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.8 Salmon · ΔE 10.7 Indian red · ΔE 16.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 19.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5 Light salmon · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.76, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87FFFB

Analogous#FF87C7, #FFBF87

Triadic#8BFF87, #878BFF

Split complementary#87FFBF, #87C7FF

Tetradic#C7FF87, #87FFFB, #BF87FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEDEE

Lighter +10%#FFBABC

Darker −10%#FF545A

Darker −20%#FF2128

Darker −30%#ED0008

Darker −40%#BA0006

More saturated +25%#FF878B

Less saturated −25%#F09699

Channel breakdown

R255

G135

B139

Red255 (100%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue358°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 87 · B 8B

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