Colour

#FF8C90

#FF8C90
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF8C90 is a red with RGB values 255, 140, 144 and HSL 358°, 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

#FF8C90#FF8C90

HEX#FF8C90

RGBrgb(255, 140, 144)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.549, 0.5647

RGB percentages100%, 54.9%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(357.9, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.1%, 43.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,664

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8C90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1

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

Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#00736F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B68Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 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 text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 5.3 Salmon · ΔE 12.3 Indian red · ΔE 18.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Light salmon · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CFFFB

Analogous#FF8CCA, #FFC28C

Triadic#90FF8C, #8C90FF

Split complementary#8CFFC2, #8CCAFF

Tetradic#CAFF8C, #8CFFFB, #C28CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF2F2

Lighter +10%#FFBFC1

Darker −10%#FF595F

Darker −20%#FF262E

Darker −30%#F20008

Darker −40%#BF0007

More saturated +25%#FF8C90

Less saturated −25%#F19A9D

Channel breakdown

R255

G140

B144

Red255 (100%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue357.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8C · B 90

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