#ffad96

Color #ffad96

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ffad96

RGB

rgb(255, 173, 150)

HSL

hsl(13.1, 100%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.1, 41.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 41.2%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.08, 27.38, 24.05)

LCH

lch(78.08, 36.44, 41.3)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.1023, 36.38)

HWB

hwb(13.1, 58.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96e8ff

Analogous

#ff96b4

#ffad96

#ffe196

Triadic

#ffad96

#96ffad

#ad96ff

Split-complementary

#ffad96

#96ffe1

#96b4ff

Tetradic

#ffad96

#e8ff96

#96e8ff

#ad96ff

Square

#ffad96

#b4ff96

#96e8ff

#e196ff

Shades

Color #ffad96 mixed toward black.

#ff7852

#ff430f

#ca2c00

#871d00

#430f00

Tints

Color #ffad96 mixed toward white.

#ffbba7

#ffc8b9

#ffd6ca

#ffe4dc

#fff1ed

Tones

Color #ffad96 mixed toward gray.

#f6b29f

#edb7a7

#e5bcb0

#dcc1b9

#d3c6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e09c · ΔE 30.8

Deuteranopia

#e5ea9d · ΔE 33.5

Tritanopia

#fca0a1 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffad96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffad96]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#ffad96 (#ffad96) is rgb(255, 173, 150) in RGB.

No, #ffad96 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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