Colour

#FFB9BB

#FFB9BB
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB9BB is a red with RGB values 255, 185, 187 and HSL 358°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB9BB#FFB9BB

HEX#FFB9BB

RGBrgb(255, 185, 187)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7255, 0.7333

RGB percentages100%, 72.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(358.3, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.3, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 26.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,227

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB9BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#004644

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C3BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D0BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB2BAno 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 text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 4.7 Pink · ΔE 6.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Misty rose · ΔE 20.6 Thistle · ΔE 22.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 4.7, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9FFFD

Analogous#FFB9DE, #FFDAB9

Triadic#BBFFB9, #B9BBFF

Split complementary#B9FFDA, #B9DEFF

Tetradic#DEFFB9, #B9FFFD, #DAB9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFECED

Darker −10%#FF8689

Darker −20%#FF5358

Darker −30%#FF2026

Darker −40%#EC0007

More saturated +25%#FFB9BB

Less saturated −25%#F6C2C3

Channel breakdown

R255

G185

B187

Red255 (100%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue358.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B9 · B BB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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