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Colour

#FF9F99

  • #FF9F99
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light coral

#FF9F99 is a red with RGB values 255, 159, 153 and HSL 4°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light coral.

Colour values

#FF9F99#FF9F99
HEX#FF9F99
RGBrgb(255, 159, 153)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 0.6
RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 60%
HSLhsl(3.5, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,752,537
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#006066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3AD98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAC097no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF939Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light coral · ΔE 11.9Dark salmon · ΔE 12.8Light pink · ΔE 16.1Light salmon · ΔE 16.7Salmon · ΔE 16.8Pink · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight coral (#F08080)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99F9FF
Analogous#FF99C6, #FFD299
Triadic#99FF9F, #9F99FF
Split complementary#99FFD2, #99C6FF
Tetradic#C6FF99, #99F9FF, #D299FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFCFCC
Darker −10%#FF6F66
Darker −20%#FF3F33
Darker −30%#FF0F00
Darker −40%#CC0C00
More saturated +25%#FF9F99
Less saturated −25%#F2AAA6

Channel breakdown

R255
G159
B153
Red255 (100%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue3.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B 99

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