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Colour

#FFA899

  • #FFA899
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFA899 is a red with RGB values 255, 168, 153 and HSL 9°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFA899#FFA899
HEX#FFA899
RGBrgb(255, 168, 153)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6588, 0.6
RGB percentages100%, 65.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(8.8, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 40%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,754,841
CSS custom property--colour: #FFA899;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.31:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#005766

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB498no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C598no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9CA4no 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 text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.1Light salmon · ΔE 13.8Light pink · ΔE 16.6Light coral · ΔE 16.6Salmon · ΔE 19.6Pink · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99F0FF
Analogous#FF99BD, #FFDB99
Triadic#99FFA8, #A899FF
Split complementary#99FFDB, #99BDFF
Tetradic#BDFF99, #99F0FF, #DB99FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD4CC
Darker −10%#FF7C66
Darker −20%#FF5133
Darker −30%#FF2500
Darker −40%#CC1E00
More saturated +25%#FFA899
Less saturated −25%#F2B1A6

Channel breakdown

R255
G168
B153
Red255 (100%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue8.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G A8 · B 99

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