Recognised as Colour

#FF8B9E

#FF8B9E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF8B9E is a red with RGB values 255, 139, 158 and HSL 350°, 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

#FF8B9E#FF8B9E

HEX#FF8B9E

RGBrgb(255, 139, 158)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5451, 0.6196

RGB percentages100%, 54.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(350.2, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,422

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8B9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#007461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A09Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB69Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.1 Salmon · ΔE 19.6 Light pink · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 21.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BFFEC

Analogous#FF8BD8, #FFB28B

Triadic#9EFF8B, #8B9EFF

Split complementary#8BFFB2, #8BD8FF

Tetradic#D8FF8B, #8BFFEC, #B28BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF1F3

Lighter +10%#FFBEC9

Darker −10%#FF5873

Darker −20%#FF2549

Darker −30%#F10027

Darker −40%#BE001F

More saturated +25%#FF8B9E

Less saturated −25%#F19AA8

Channel breakdown

R255

G139

B158

Red255 (100%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue350.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8B · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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