#ff9979

Color #ff9979

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Light Salmon #ffa07a · ΔE 4.12 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9979

RGB

rgb(255, 153, 121)

HSL

hsl(14.3, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.3, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 52.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(73.17, 35.01, 33.1)

LCH

lch(73.17, 48.18, 43.39)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.1308, 38.17)

HWB

hwb(14.3, 47.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79dfff

Analogous

#ff799c

#ff9979

#ffdc79

Triadic

#ff9979

#79ff99

#9979ff

Split-complementary

#ff9979

#79ffdc

#799cff

Tetradic

#ff9979

#dfff79

#79dfff

#9979ff

Square

#ff9979

#9cff79

#79dfff

#dc79ff

Shades

Color #ff9979 mixed toward black.

#ff693a

#fb3c00

#bc2d00

#7d1e00

#3f0f00

Tints

Color #ff9979 mixed toward white.

#ffaa8f

#ffbba6

#ffccbc

#ffddd2

#ffeee9

Tones

Color #ff9979 mixed toward gray.

#f49f84

#e9a58f

#ddaa9a

#d2b0a6

#c7b6b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbda82 · ΔE 35.5

Deuteranopia

#e0e784 · ΔE 39.1

Tritanopia

#fb8889 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 24.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9979]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ff9979 (#ff9979) is rgb(255, 153, 121) in RGB.

No, #ff9979 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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