#ff9e9c

Color #ff9e9c

A vivid, highly saturated very light red.

Closest named color Light Coral #f08080 · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff9e9c

RGB

rgb(255, 158, 156)

HSL

hsl(1.2, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.2, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38%, 38.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.9, 35.84, 16.41)

LCH

lch(74.9, 39.42, 24.6)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.1163, 21.27)

HWB

hwb(1.2, 61.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cfdff

Analogous

#ff9ccc

#ff9e9c

#ffd09c

Triadic

#ff9e9c

#9cff9e

#9e9cff

Split-complementary

#ff9e9c

#9cffd0

#9cccff

Tetradic

#ff9e9c

#fdff9c

#9cfdff

#9e9cff

Square

#ff9e9c

#ccff9c

#9cfdff

#d09cff

Shades

Color #ff9e9c mixed toward black.

#ff5b58

#ff1813

#ce0400

#890300

#450100

Tints

Color #ff9e9c mixed toward white.

#ffaead

#ffbebd

#ffcfce

#ffdfde

#ffefef

Tones

Color #ff9e9c mixed toward gray.

#f7a6a4

#efaead

#e6b6b5

#debebd

#d6c6c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb9c · ΔE 37

Deuteranopia

#e1e79d · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#fb9d9d · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff9e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff9e9c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff9e9c (#ff9e9c) is rgb(255, 158, 156) in RGB.

No, #ff9e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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