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Recognised as Colour

#FFAD9C

  • #FFAD9C
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark salmon

#FFAD9C is a red with RGB values 255, 173, 156 and HSL 10°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

#FFAD9C#FFAD9C
HEX#FFAD9C
RGBrgb(255, 173, 156)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6784, 0.6118
RGB percentages100%, 67.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(10.3, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 32.2%, 38.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,124
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAD9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#005263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB79Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C89Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 10.7Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Light pink · ΔE 16.2Pink · ΔE 18.9Light coral · ΔE 19.1Salmon · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEEFF
Analogous#FF9CBC, #FFDF9C
Triadic#9CFFAD, #AD9CFF
Split complementary#9CFFDE, #9CBDFF
Tetradic#BCFF9C, #9CEEFF, #DE9CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD7CF
Darker −10%#FF8369
Darker −20%#FF5936
Darker −30%#FF2E03
Darker −40%#CF2400
More saturated +25%#FFAD9C
Less saturated −25%#F3B5A8

Channel breakdown

R255
G173
B156
Red255 (100%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue10.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AD · B 9C

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