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Colour

#FF9B9C

  • #FF9B9C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF9B9C is a red with RGB values 255, 155, 156 and HSL 359°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9B9C#FF9B9C
HEX#FF9B9C
RGBrgb(255, 155, 156)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6078, 0.6118
RGB percentages100%, 60.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(359.4, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.4, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,516
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9B9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#006463

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFAB9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BE9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8F9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.6Light pink · ΔE 15.6Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9Salmon · ΔE 17.2Light salmon · ΔE 19.9Pink · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BFFFE
Analogous#FF9BCE, #FFCC9B
Triadic#9CFF9B, #9B9CFF
Split complementary#9BFFCC, #9BCEFF
Tetradic#CEFF9B, #9BFFFE, #CC9BFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFCECE
Darker −10%#FF686A
Darker −20%#FF3537
Darker −30%#FF0205
Darker −40%#CE0002
More saturated +25%#FF9B9C
Less saturated −25%#F3A8A8

Channel breakdown

R255
G155
B156
Red255 (100%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue359.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9B · B 9C

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