#ff6966

Color #ff6966

A vivid, highly saturated light red.

Closest named color Salmon #fa8072 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ff6966

RGB

rgb(255, 105, 102)

HSL

hsl(1.2, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.2, 60%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 60%, 0%)

LAB

lab(63.61, 56.92, 31.19)

LCH

lch(63.61, 64.91, 28.72)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.184, 24.13)

HWB

hwb(1.2, 40%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66fcff

Analogous

#ff66af

#ff6966

#ffb666

Triadic

#ff6966

#66ff69

#6966ff

Split-complementary

#ff6966

#66ffb6

#66afff

Tetradic

#ff6966

#fcff66

#66fcff

#6966ff

Square

#ff6966

#afff66

#66fcff

#b666ff

Shades

Color #ff6966 mixed toward black.

#ff2f2b

#ee0500

#b30400

#770200

#3b0100

Tints

Color #ff6966 mixed toward white.

#ff8280

#ff9b99

#ffb4b3

#ffcdcc

#ffe6e5

Tones

Color #ff6966 mixed toward gray.

#f27573

#e5827f

#d98e8c

#cc9a99

#bfa6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0ce67 · ΔE 49

Deuteranopia

#d7e067 · ΔE 54.4

Tritanopia

#fa6767 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff6966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff6966]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ff6966 (#ff6966) is rgb(255, 105, 102) in RGB.

No, #ff6966 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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