Colour

#FF9CA6

#FF9CA6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#FF9CA6 is a red with RGB values 255, 156, 166 and HSL 354°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FF9CA6#FF9CA6

HEX#FF9CA6

RGBrgb(255, 156, 166)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.651

RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(353.9, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 34.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,751,782

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9CA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.56:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#006359

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AEACA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6BFA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF92A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.2 Light coral · ΔE 13.2 Pink · ΔE 18 Pale violetred · ΔE 19 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.3 Salmon · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CFFF5

Analogous#FF9CD7, #FFC49C

Triadic#A6FF9C, #9CA6FF

Split complementary#9CFFC3, #9CD7FF

Tetradic#D8FF9C, #9CFFF5, #C49CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFCFD4

Darker −10%#FF6978

Darker −20%#FF364A

Darker −30%#FF031C

Darker −40%#CF0015

More saturated +25%#FF9CA6

Less saturated −25%#F3A8B0

Channel breakdown

R255

G156

B166

Red255 (100%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue353.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B A6

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Colour values

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