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Recognised as Colour

#FF9B8E

  • #FF9B8E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FF9B8E is a red with RGB values 255, 155, 142 and HSL 7°, 100%, 78%. 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

#FF9B8E#FF9B8E
HEX#FF9B8E
RGBrgb(255, 155, 142)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6078, 0.5569
RGB percentages100%, 60.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(6.9, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.9, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 44.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,502
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9B8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#006471

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A98Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CABE8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.1Light coral · ΔE 10.9Light salmon · ΔE 12.6Salmon · ΔE 13.1Light pink · ΔE 20.7Indian red · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EF2FF
Analogous#FF8EBA, #FFD38E
Triadic#8EFF9B, #9B8EFF
Split complementary#8EFFD3, #8EBAFF
Tetradic#BAFF8E, #8EF2FF, #D38EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF5F4
Lighter +10%#FFC8C1
Darker −10%#FF6E5B
Darker −20%#FF4128
Darker −30%#F41C00
Darker −40%#C11600
More saturated +25%#FF9B8E
Less saturated −25%#F1A69C

Channel breakdown

R255
G155
B142
Red255 (100%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue6.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9B · B 8E

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