Colour

#FF8B9D

#FF8B9D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF8B9D is a red with RGB values 255, 139, 157 and HSL 351°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF8B9D#FF8B9D

HEX#FF8B9D

RGBrgb(255, 139, 157)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5451, 0.6157

RGB percentages100%, 54.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(350.7, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 38.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,421

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8B9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#007462

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB69Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.4 Salmon · ΔE 19.1 Light pink · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BFFED

Analogous#FF8BD7, #FFB38B

Triadic#9DFF8B, #8B9DFF

Split complementary#8BFFB3, #8BD7FF

Tetradic#D7FF8B, #8BFFED, #B38BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF1F3

Lighter +10%#FFBEC8

Darker −10%#FF5872

Darker −20%#FF2547

Darker −30%#F10025

Darker −40%#BE001D

More saturated +25%#FF8B9D

Less saturated −25%#F19AA7

Channel breakdown

R255

G139

B157

Red255 (100%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue350.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8B · B 9D

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