Colour

#FFB6C6

#FFB6C6
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB6C6 is a red with RGB values 255, 182, 198 and HSL 347°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB6C6#FFB6C6

HEX#FFB6C6

RGBrgb(255, 182, 198)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7137, 0.7765

RGB percentages100%, 71.4%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(346.8, 100%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 28.6%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 28.6%, 22.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,470

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB6C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#004939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1BBno 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 text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 2.6 Pink · ΔE 5.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Misty rose · ΔE 23.1 Plum · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 2.62, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6FFEF

Analogous#FFB6EB, #FFCBB6

Triadic#C6FFB6, #B6C6FF

Split complementary#B6FFCB, #B6EBFF

Tetradic#EBFFB6, #B6FFEF, #CAB6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFE9EE

Darker −10%#FF839E

Darker −20%#FF5076

Darker −30%#FF1D4F

Darker −40%#E90033

More saturated +25%#FFB6C6

Less saturated −25%#F6BFCB

Channel breakdown

R255

G182

B198

Red255 (100%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue346.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B6 · B C6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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