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Recognised as Colour

#FFA698

  • #FFA698
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFA698 is a red with RGB values 255, 166, 152 and HSL 8°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFA698#FFA698
HEX#FFA698
RGBrgb(255, 166, 152)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.651, 0.5961
RGB percentages100%, 65.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(8.2, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 34.9%, 40.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,754,328
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#005967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10Light salmon · ΔE 13.8Light coral · ΔE 15.6Light pink · ΔE 16.8Salmon · ΔE 18.7Pink · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98F1FF
Analogous#FF98BE, #FFDA98
Triadic#98FFA6, #A698FF
Split complementary#98FFD9, #98BEFF
Tetradic#BEFF98, #98F1FF, #D998FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFEFE
Lighter +10%#FFD2CB
Darker −10%#FF7A65
Darker −20%#FF4E32
Darker −30%#FE2300
Darker −40%#CB1C00
More saturated +25%#FFA698
Less saturated −25%#F2AFA5

Channel breakdown

R255
G166
B152
Red255 (100%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue8.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A6 · B 98

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