#ff9976

Color #ff9976

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9976

RGB

rgb(255, 153, 118)

HSL

hsl(15.3, 100%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.3, 53.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 53.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.13, 34.77, 34.65)

LCH

lch(73.13, 49.09, 44.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.132, 39.62)

HWB

hwb(15.3, 46.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76dcff

Analogous

#ff7697

#ff9976

#ffdd76

Triadic

#ff9976

#76ff99

#9976ff

Split-complementary

#ff9976

#76ffdd

#7697ff

Tetradic

#ff9976

#dcff76

#76dcff

#9976ff

Square

#ff9976

#97ff76

#76dcff

#dd76ff

Shades

Color #ff9976 mixed toward black.

#ff6b38

#f93f00

#ba3000

#7c2000

#3e1000

Tints

Color #ff9976 mixed toward white.

#ffaa8d

#ffbba4

#ffccba

#ffddd1

#ffeee8

Tones

Color #ff9976 mixed toward gray.

#f49e81

#e8a48d

#ddaa98

#d1afa4

#c6b5af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbda80 · ΔE 35.2

Deuteranopia

#e0e782 · ΔE 38.8

Tritanopia

#fb8788 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 24.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9976;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9976]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ff9976 (#ff9976) is rgb(255, 153, 118) in RGB.

No, #ff9976 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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