Colour

#FF9CA0

#FF9CA0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light coral

#FF9CA0 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 160 and HSL 358°, 100%, 81%. 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

#FF9CA0#FF9CA0

HEX#FF9CA0

RGBrgb(255, 156, 160)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.6275

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(357.6, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.6, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 37.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,776

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#00635F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFACA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7BF9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.6 Light pink · ΔE 14.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.4 Salmon · ΔE 18.8 Pink · ΔE 19.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9CFFFB

Analogous#FF9CD2, #FFC99C

Triadic#A0FF9C, #9CA0FF

Split complementary#9CFFC9, #9CD2FF

Tetradic#D2FF9C, #9CFFFB, #C99CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFCFD1

Darker −10%#FF696F

Darker −20%#FF363E

Darker −30%#FF030D

Darker −40%#CF0008

More saturated +25%#FF9CA0

Less saturated −25%#F3A8AB

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B160

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue357.58°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B A0

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Colour values

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