#FF5F6D

A light, vivid red closely aligning with Salmon.

About #FF5F6D

At its core, #FF5F6D is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Salmon. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 95, and 109.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 57% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 354.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 68.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF5F6D
RGB255, 95, 109
HSL354.8°, 100.0%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 63%, 57%, 0%
HSV354.8°, 62.7%, 100.0%
LAB62.1, 61.7, 25.3
XYZ48.1, 30.5, 17.8
Decimal16736109

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.11:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF5F6D; }
.text-color { color: #FF5F6D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF5F6D; }

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