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Colour

#FF998D

  • #FF998D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF998D is a red with RGB values 255, 153, 141 and HSL 6°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF998D#FF998D
HEX#FF998D
RGBrgb(255, 153, 141)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.5529
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(6.3, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 44.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,750,989
CSS custom property--colour: #FF998D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#006672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A88Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BD8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Salmon · ΔE 12.2Light salmon · ΔE 13Light pink · ΔE 21.2Indian red · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DF3FF
Analogous#FF8DBA, #FFD28D
Triadic#8DFF99, #998DFF
Split complementary#8DFFD2, #8DBAFF
Tetradic#BAFF8D, #8DF3FF, #D28DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF4F3
Lighter +10%#FFC7C0
Darker −10%#FF6B5A
Darker −20%#FF3E27
Darker −30%#F31A00
Darker −40%#C01400
More saturated +25%#FF998D
Less saturated −25%#F1A49B

Channel breakdown

R255
G153
B141
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue6.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B 8D

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