Colour

#FF8888

#FF8888
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF8888 is a red with RGB values 255, 136, 136 and HSL 0°, 100%, 77%. 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

#FF8888#FF8888

HEX#FF8888

HEX (short)#F88

RGBrgb(255, 136, 136)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5333, 0.5333

RGB percentages100%, 53.3%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 46.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 46.7%, 46.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,746,632

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8888;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#007777

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29C87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB486no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 4.5 Salmon · ΔE 8.9 Indian red · ΔE 16.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.3 Light salmon · ΔE 20 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 4.47, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88FFFF

Analogous#FF88C3, #FFC388

Triadic#88FF88, #8888FF

Split complementary#88FFC3, #88C3FF

Tetradic#C3FF88, #88FFFF, #C388FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEEEE

Lighter +10%#FFBBBB

Darker −10%#FF5555

Darker −20%#FF2222

Darker −30%#EE0000

Darker −40%#BB0000

More saturated +25%#FF8888

Less saturated −25%#F09797

Channel breakdown

R255

G136

B136

Red255 (100%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 88 · B 88

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