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Colour

#FF9B8A

  • #FF9B8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FF9B8A is a red with RGB values 255, 155, 138 and HSL 9°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FF9B8A#FF9B8A
HEX#FF9B8A
RGBrgb(255, 155, 138)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6078, 0.5412
RGB percentages100%, 60.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(8.7, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 45.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,498
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9B8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#006475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2A988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CABE89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 8.9Light salmon · ΔE 10.5Light coral · ΔE 11.9Salmon · ΔE 12.5Light pink · ΔE 22.4Indian red · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AEEFF
Analogous#FF8AB3, #FFD68A
Triadic#8AFF9B, #9B8AFF
Split complementary#8AFFD6, #8AB3FF
Tetradic#B3FF8A, #8AEEFF, #D68AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF2F0
Lighter +10%#FFC7BD
Darker −10%#FF6F57
Darker −20%#FF4424
Darker −30%#F02300
Darker −40%#BD1B00
More saturated +25%#FF9B8A
Less saturated −25%#F0A599

Channel breakdown

R255
G155
B138
Red255 (100%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue8.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9B · B 8A

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