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Colour

#FFAEB3

  • #FFAEB3
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFAEB3 is a red with RGB values 255, 174, 179 and HSL 356°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFAEB3#FFAEB3
HEX#FFAEB3
RGBrgb(255, 174, 179)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.702
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(356.3, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 29.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,403
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAEB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#00514C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCBAB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C9B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA6B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 5.5Pink · ΔE 9.9Dark salmon · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light coral · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 5.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEFFFA
Analogous#FFAEDC, #FFD2AE
Triadic#B3FFAE, #AEB3FF
Split complementary#AEFFD2, #AEDCFF
Tetradic#DCFFAE, #AEFFFA, #D2AEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFE1E3
Darker −10%#FF7B83
Darker −20%#FF4853
Darker −30%#FF1523
Darker −40%#E1000E
More saturated +25%#FFAEB3
Less saturated −25%#F5B8BC

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B179
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue356.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B B3

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