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Recognised as Colour

#FFA490

  • #FFA490
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFA490 is a red with RGB values 255, 164, 144 and HSL 11°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFA490#FFA490
HEX#FFA490
RGBrgb(255, 164, 144)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6431, 0.5647
RGB percentages100%, 64.3%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(10.8, 100%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.8, 43.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 35.7%, 43.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,753,808
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#005B6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B08Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC38Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 7.7Light salmon · ΔE 10.2Light coral · ΔE 15.8Salmon · ΔE 17Light pink · ΔE 20.3Pink · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90EBFF
Analogous#FF90B3, #FFDC90
Triadic#90FFA4, #A490FF
Split complementary#90FFDC, #90B3FF
Tetradic#B3FF90, #90EBFF, #DC90FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF8F6
Lighter +10%#FFCEC3
Darker −10%#FF7A5D
Darker −20%#FF502A
Darker −30%#F62C00
Darker −40%#C32300
More saturated +25%#FFA490
Less saturated −25%#F1AD9E

Channel breakdown

R255
G164
B144
Red255 (100%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue10.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A4 · B 90

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