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Colour

#FF9696

  • #FF9696
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF9696 is a red with RGB values 255, 150, 150 and HSL 0°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9696#FF9696
HEX#FF9696
RGBrgb(255, 150, 150)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5882, 0.5882
RGB percentages100%, 58.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 41.2%, 41.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,750,230
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#006969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA795no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BB94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 8.1Salmon · ΔE 14.5Dark salmon · ΔE 15.7Light pink · ΔE 18.4Light salmon · ΔE 19.1Indian red · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96FFFF
Analogous#FF96CB, #FFCB96
Triadic#96FF96, #9696FF
Split complementary#96FFCB, #96CBFF
Tetradic#CBFF96, #96FFFF, #CB96FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFCFC
Lighter +10%#FFC9C9
Darker −10%#FF6363
Darker −20%#FF3030
Darker −30%#FC0000
Darker −40%#C90000
More saturated +25%#FF9696
Less saturated −25%#F2A3A3

Channel breakdown

R255
G150
B150
Red255 (100%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 96 · B 96

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