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Recognised as Colour

#FF896D

  • #FF896D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Salmon

#FF896D is a red with RGB values 255, 137, 109 and HSL 12°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Salmon.

Colour values

#FF896D#FF896D
HEX#FF896D
RGBrgb(255, 137, 109)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5373, 0.4275
RGB percentages100%, 53.7%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(11.5, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 46.3%, 57.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,746,861
CSS custom property--colour: #FF896D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#007692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B46Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7582no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Salmon · ΔE 7.1Light salmon · ΔE 11.9Coral · ΔE 13.1Dark salmon · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 15.9Tomato · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSalmon (#FA8072)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DE3FF
Analogous#FF6D9A, #FFD26D
Triadic#6DFF89, #896DFF
Split complementary#6DFFD2, #6D9AFF
Tetradic#9AFF6D, #6DE3FF, #D26DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDBD3
Lighter +10%#FFB2A0
Darker −10%#FF603A
Darker −20%#FF3707
Darker −30%#D32800
Darker −40%#A01F00
More saturated +25%#FF896D
Less saturated −25%#ED947F

Channel breakdown

R255
G137
B109
Red255 (100%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue11.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 89 · B 6D

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