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Recognised as Colour

#FF988A

  • #FF988A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF988A is a red with RGB values 255, 152, 138 and HSL 7°, 100%, 77%. 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

#FF988A#FF988A
HEX#FF988A
RGBrgb(255, 152, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5961, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 59.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(7.2, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.2, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40.4%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,750,730
CSS custom property--colour: #FF988A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#006775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA789no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BC88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.2Dark salmon · ΔE 10.2Salmon · ΔE 11.3Light salmon · ΔE 12Indian red · ΔE 21.4Light pink · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AF1FF
Analogous#FF8AB6, #FFD38A
Triadic#8AFF98, #988AFF
Split complementary#8AFFD3, #8AB6FF
Tetradic#B6FF8A, #8AF1FF, #D38AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF2F0
Lighter +10%#FFC5BD
Darker −10%#FF6B57
Darker −20%#FF3E24
Darker −30%#F01D00
Darker −40%#BD1700
More saturated +25%#FF988A
Less saturated −25%#F0A399

Channel breakdown

R255
G152
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue7.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 98 · B 8A

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