Colour

#FF8C99

#FF8C99
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF8C99 is a red with RGB values 255, 140, 153 and HSL 353°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF8C99#FF8C99

HEX#FF8C99

RGBrgb(255, 140, 153)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.549, 0.6

RGB percentages100%, 54.9%, 60%

HSLhsl(353.2, 100%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 45.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.1%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,673

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8C99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42316WCAG 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 9.46:1

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

Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#007366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A099no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 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 text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 16.2 Salmon · ΔE 16.8 Indian red · ΔE 20 Light pink · ΔE 20.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CFFF2

Analogous#FF8CD3, #FFB88C

Triadic#99FF8C, #8C99FF

Split complementary#8CFFB8, #8CD3FF

Tetradic#D3FF8C, #8CFFF2, #B88CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF2F3

Lighter +10%#FFBFC6

Darker −10%#FF596C

Darker −20%#FF263F

Darker −30%#F2001B

Darker −40%#BF0016

More saturated +25%#FF8C99

Less saturated −25%#F19AA4

Channel breakdown

R255

G140

B153

Red255 (100%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue353.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8C · B 99

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Colour values

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