Colour

#FFB5AD

#FFB5AD
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB5AD is a red with RGB values 255, 181, 173 and HSL 6°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB5AD#FFB5AD

HEX#FFB5AD

RGBrgb(255, 181, 173)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7098, 0.6784

RGB percentages100%, 71%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(5.9, 100%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.9, 32.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29%, 32.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,189

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB5AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#004A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4BFACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CDACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10 Pink · ΔE 12.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Peach puff · ΔE 20.8 Light salmon · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ADF7FF

Analogous#FFADCE, #FFDEAD

Triadic#ADFFB5, #B5ADFF

Split complementary#ADFFDE, #ADCEFF

Tetradic#CEFFAD, #ADF7FF, #DEADFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFE3E0

Darker −10%#FF877A

Darker −20%#FF5947

Darker −30%#FF2B14

Darker −40%#E01600

More saturated +25%#FFB5AD

Less saturated −25%#F5BDB7

Channel breakdown

R255

G181

B173

Red255 (100%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue5.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B5 · B AD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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