Colour

#FFB9C0

#FFB9C0
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB9C0 is a red with RGB values 255, 185, 192 and HSL 354°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB9C0#FFB9C0

HEX#FFB9C0

RGBrgb(255, 185, 192)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7255, 0.7529

RGB percentages100%, 72.5%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(354, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.5%, 24.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,232

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB9C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#00463F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C4C3C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5D0BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 2.4 Pink · ΔE 4.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3 Thistle · ΔE 20.5 Misty rose · ΔE 20.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 2.36, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9FFF8

Analogous#FFB9E3, #FFD5B9

Triadic#C0FFB9, #B9C0FF

Split complementary#B9FFD5, #B9E3FF

Tetradic#E3FFB9, #B9FFF8, #D5B9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFECEE

Darker −10%#FF8692

Darker −20%#FF5364

Darker −30%#FF2036

Darker −40%#EC0018

More saturated +25%#FFB9C0

Less saturated −25%#F6C2C7

Channel breakdown

R255

G185

B192

Red255 (100%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue354°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B9 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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