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Colour

#FF9497

  • #FF9497
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF9497 is a red with RGB values 255, 148, 151 and HSL 358°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9497#FF9497
HEX#FF9497
RGBrgb(255, 148, 151)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5804, 0.5922
RGB percentages100%, 58%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(358.3, 100%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 42%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 40.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,749,719
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9497;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#006B68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA597no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BA95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8796no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 7.8Salmon · ΔE 14.9Dark salmon · ΔE 17.1Light pink · ΔE 18.6Pale violetred · ΔE 20.4Light salmon · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94FFFC
Analogous#FF94CD, #FFC794
Triadic#97FF94, #9497FF
Split complementary#94FFC7, #94CDFF
Tetradic#CCFF94, #94FFFC, #C694FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFAFA
Lighter +10%#FFC7C9
Darker −10%#FF6165
Darker −20%#FF2E34
Darker −30%#FA0007
Darker −40%#C70006
More saturated +25%#FF9497
Less saturated −25%#F2A1A4

Channel breakdown

R255
G148
B151
Red255 (100%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue358.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 94 · B 97

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