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Recognised as Colour

#FFAC9E

  • #FFAC9E
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFAC9E is a red with RGB values 255, 172, 158 and HSL 9°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFAC9E#FFAC9E
HEX#FFAC9E
RGBrgb(255, 172, 158)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6745, 0.6196
RGB percentages100%, 67.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(8.7, 100%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.7, 38%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.5%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,870
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#005361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEB79Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C79Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 11.5Light pink · ΔE 14.9Light salmon · ΔE 15.5Pink · ΔE 17.9Light coral · ΔE 18.4Salmon · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 11.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EF1FF
Analogous#FF9EC0, #FFDD9E
Triadic#9EFFAC, #AC9EFF
Split complementary#9EFFDD, #9EC1FF
Tetradic#C1FF9E, #9EF1FF, #DD9EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD8D1
Darker −10%#FF806B
Darker −20%#FF5538
Darker −30%#FF2905
Darker −40%#D11E00
More saturated +25%#FFAC9E
Less saturated −25%#F3B5AA

Channel breakdown

R255
G172
B158
Red255 (100%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue8.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AC · B 9E

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