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Colour

#FF9C9B

  • #FF9C9B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF9C9B is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 155 and HSL 1°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9C9B#FF9C9B
HEX#FF9C9B
RGBrgb(255, 156, 155)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.6078
RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(0.6, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.6, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 39.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,771
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#006364

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0AB9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8BF99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#FF909Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 10.8Dark salmon · ΔE 15Light pink · ΔE 15.8Salmon · ΔE 16.9Light salmon · ΔE 19Pink · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BFEFF
Analogous#FF9BCC, #FFCE9B
Triadic#9BFF9C, #9C9BFF
Split complementary#9BFFCE, #9BCCFF
Tetradic#CCFF9B, #9BFEFF, #CE9BFF

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%#FF6A68
Darker −20%#FF3735
Darker −30%#FF0502
Darker −40%#CE0200
More saturated +25%#FF9C9B
Less saturated −25%#F3A8A8

Channel breakdown

R255
G156
B155
Red255 (100%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue0.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 9B

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