Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#FFBCB9

  • #FFBCB9
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFBCB9 is a red with RGB values 255, 188, 185 and HSL 3°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFBCB9#FFBCB9
HEX#FFBCB9
RGBrgb(255, 188, 185)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.7373, 0.7255
RGB percentages100%, 73.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(2.6, 100%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.6, 27.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 27.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,759,993
CSS custom property--colour: #FFBCB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#004346

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C5B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8D2B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 7.4Pink · ΔE 7.8Misty rose · ΔE 19.3Peach puff · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3Dark salmon · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9FCFF
Analogous#FFB9D9, #FFDFB9
Triadic#B9FFBC, #BCB9FF
Split complementary#B9FFDF, #B9D9FF
Tetradic#D9FFB9, #B9FCFF, #DFB9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFEDEC
Darker −10%#FF8B86
Darker −20%#FF5A53
Darker −30%#FF2A20
Darker −40%#EC0A00
More saturated +25%#FFBCB9
Less saturated −25%#F6C4C2

Channel breakdown

R255
G188
B185
Red255 (100%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue2.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G BC · B B9

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ffbcb9” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.