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Introduction

The purpose of this page is to display luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours against a web safe background colour. The results are shown in a table that also includes the difference in brightness, and the difference in colour that are used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison. To test the luminosity contrast ratio for any colour combination, use the luminosity contrast ratio analyser.

The following icons are used in the results to indicate whether or not the result of a calculation is a pass.

Key for the Icons
Icon Meaning
Fail Indicates the value shown is a failure.
Pass Indicates the value shown is a pass.
Level AA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AA pass for large text (at least 18 point or 14 point bold)
Level AAA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AAA pass for large text (at least 18 point or 14 point bold)
Level AA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AA pass for regular text.
Level AAA Indicates that the luminosity contrast ratio is a level AAA pass for regular text.

Luminosity Contrast Ratios for #900

The following table shows the luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours with a background colour of #900, along with the difference in brightness and the difference in colour used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison.

Luminosity Ratios with background: #900
Foreground Colour Sample Luminosity Contrast Ratio Difference in Brightness Difference in Colour
#000 Sample Fail2.35
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 153
#003 Sample Fail2.25
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 204
#006 Sample Fail1.98
Fail
Fail 34 Fail 255
#009 Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 28 Fail 306
#00c Sample Fail1.26
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 357
#00f Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 16 Fail 408
#030 Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 204
#033 Sample Fail1.55
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 255
#036 Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 4 Fail 306
#039 Sample Fail1.22
Fail
Fail 1 Fail 357
#03c Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 7 Fail 408
#03f Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 13 Fail 459
#060 Sample Fail1.23
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 255
#063 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 19 Fail 306
#066 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 25 Fail 357
#069 Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 31 Fail 408
#06c Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 37 Fail 459
#06f Sample Fail1.85
Fail
Fail 43 Pass 510
#090 Sample Fail2.36
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 306
#093 Sample Fail2.38
Fail
Fail 49 Fail 357
#096 Sample Fail2.44
Fail
Fail 55 Fail 408
#099 Sample Fail2.56
Fail
Fail 61 Fail 459
#09c Sample Fail2.73
Fail
Fail 67 Pass 510
#09f Sample Fail2.97
Fail
Fail 73 Pass 561
#0c0 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.09
Fail fo regular text
Fail 74 Fail 357
#0c3 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.11
Fail fo regular text
Fail 79 Fail 408
#0c6 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.17
Fail fo regular text
Fail 85 Fail 459
#0c9 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.29
Fail fo regular text
Fail 91 Pass 510
#0cc Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.46
Fail fo regular text
Fail 97 Pass 561
#0cf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.71
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 103 Pass 612
#0f0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.50
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 103 Fail 408
#0f3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.52
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 109 Fail 459
#0f6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.58
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 115 Pass 510
#0f9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.70
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 121 Pass 561
#0fc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.87
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 127 Pass 612
#0ff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.11
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 133 Pass 663
#300 Sample Fail2.06
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 102
#303 Sample Fail1.98
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 153
#306 Sample Fail1.77
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 204
#309 Sample Fail1.47
Fail
Fail 13 Fail 255
#30c Sample Fail1.17
Fail
Fail 7 Fail 306
#30f Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 1 Fail 357
#330 Sample Fail1.46
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 153
#333 Sample Fail1.42
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 204
#336 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 255
#339 Sample Fail1.14
Fail
Fail 16 Fail 306
#33c Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 357
#33f Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 28 Fail 408
#360 Sample Fail1.29
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 204
#363 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 255
#366 Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 41 Fail 306
#369 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 46 Fail 357
#36c Sample Fail1.66
Fail
Fail 52 Fail 408
#36f Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 58 Fail 459
#390 Sample Fail2.42
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 255
#393 Sample Fail2.44
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 306
#396 Sample Fail2.50
Fail
Fail 70 Fail 357
#399 Sample Fail2.62
Fail
Fail 76 Fail 408
#39c Sample Fail2.79
Fail
Fail 82 Fail 459
#39f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.03
Fail fo regular text
Fail 88 Pass 510
#3c0 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.15
Fail fo regular text
Fail 89 Fail 306
#3c3 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.17
Fail fo regular text
Fail 95 Fail 357
#3c6 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.23
Fail fo regular text
Fail 100 Fail 408
#3c9 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.35
Fail fo regular text
Fail 106 Fail 459
#3cc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.52
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 112 Pass 510
#3cf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.77
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 118 Pass 561
#3f0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.56
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 119 Fail 357
#3f3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.58
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 125 Fail 408
#3f6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.64
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 130 Fail 459
#3f9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.76
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 136 Pass 510
#3fc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.93
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 142 Pass 561
#3ff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.17
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 148 Pass 612
#600 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#603 Sample Fail1.46
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 102
#606 Sample Fail1.34
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 153
#609 Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 204
#60c Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 255
#60f Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 13 Fail 306
#630 Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 102
#633 Sample Fail1.13
Fail
Fail 20 Fail 153
#636 Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 204
#639 Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 255
#63c Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 37 Fail 306
#63f Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 43 Fail 357
#660 Sample Fail1.47
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 153
#663 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 50 Fail 204
#666 Sample Fail1.55
Fail
Fail 56 Fail 255
#669 Sample Fail1.67
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 306
#66c Sample Fail1.84
Fail
Fail 67 Fail 357
#66f Sample Fail2.09
Fail
Fail 73 Fail 408
#690 Sample Fail2.60
Fail
Fail 74 Fail 204
#693 Sample Fail2.62
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 255
#696 Sample Fail2.68
Fail
Fail 86 Fail 306
#699 Sample Fail2.80
Fail
Fail 92 Fail 357
#69c Sample Fail2.97
Fail
Fail 97 Fail 408
#69f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.21
Fail fo regular text
Fail 103 Fail 459
#6c0 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.33
Fail fo regular text
Fail 104 Fail 255
#6c3 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.35
Fail fo regular text
Fail 110 Fail 306
#6c6 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.41
Fail fo regular text
Fail 116 Fail 357
#6c9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.53
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 121 Fail 408
#6cc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.70
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 127 Fail 459
#6cf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.95
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 133 Pass 510
#6f0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.74
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 134 Fail 306
#6f3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.76
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 140 Fail 357
#6f6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.82
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 146 Fail 408
#6f9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.94
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 151 Fail 459
#6fc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.11
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 157 Pass 510
#6ff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.35
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 163 Pass 561
#900 Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 0
#903 Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#906 Sample Fail1.08
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 102
#909 Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 153
#90c Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 204
#90f Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 255
#930 Sample Fail1.20
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#933 Sample Fail1.22
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#936 Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 41 Fail 153
#939 Sample Fail1.40
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 204
#93c Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 255
#93f Sample Fail1.81
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 306
#960 Sample Fail1.81
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102
#963 Sample Fail1.83
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 153
#966 Sample Fail1.89
Fail
Fail 71 Fail 204
#969 Sample Fail2.00
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 255
#96c Sample Fail2.18
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 306
#96f Sample Fail2.42
Fail
Fail 88 Fail 357
#990 Sample Fail2.94
Fail
Fail 89 Fail 153
#993 Sample Fail2.96
Fail
Fail 95 Fail 204
#996 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.02
Fail fo regular text
Fail 101 Fail 255
#999 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.13
Fail fo regular text
Fail 107 Fail 306
#99c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.31
Fail fo regular text
Fail 113 Fail 357
#99f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.55
Fail fo regular text
Fail 118 Fail 408
#9c0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.67
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 119 Fail 204
#9c3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.69
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 125 Fail 255
#9c6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.75
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 131 Fail 306
#9c9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.86
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 137 Fail 357
#9cc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.04
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 143 Fail 408
#9cf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.28
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 148 Fail 459
#9f0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.08
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 149 Fail 255
#9f3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.10
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 155 Fail 306
#9f6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.16
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 161 Fail 357
#9f9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.27
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 167 Fail 408
#9fc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.45
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 172 Fail 459
#9ff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.69
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 178 Pass 510
#c00 Sample Fail1.52
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#c03 Sample Fail1.54
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 102
#c06 Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 153
#c09 Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 204
#c0c Sample Fail1.89
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 255
#c0f Sample Fail2.13
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 306
#c30 Sample Fail1.72
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 102
#c33 Sample Fail1.74
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 153
#c36 Sample Fail1.80
Fail
Fail 56 Fail 204
#c39 Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 255
#c3c Sample Fail2.09
Fail
Fail 68 Fail 306
#c3f Sample Fail2.33
Fail
Fail 74 Fail 357
#c60 Sample Fail2.32
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 153
#c63 Sample Fail2.34
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 204
#c66 Sample Fail2.40
Fail
Fail 86 Fail 255
#c69 Sample Fail2.52
Fail
Fail 92 Fail 306
#c6c Sample Fail2.69
Fail
Fail 98 Fail 357
#c6f Sample Fail2.94
Fail
Fail 104 Fail 408
#c90 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.45
Fail fo regular text
Fail 105 Fail 204
#c93 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.47
Fail fo regular text
Fail 110 Fail 255
#c96 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.53
Fail fo regular text
Fail 116 Fail 306
#c99 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.65
Fail fo regular text
Fail 122 Fail 357
#c9c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.82
Fail fo regular text
Pass 128 Fail 408
#c9f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.06
Fail fo regular text
Pass 134 Fail 459
#cc0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.18
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 134 Fail 255
#cc3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.20
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 140 Fail 306
#cc6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.27
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 146 Fail 357
#cc9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.38
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 152 Fail 408
#ccc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.55
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 158 Fail 459
#ccf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.80
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 164 Pass 510
#cf0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.59
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 164 Fail 306
#cf3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.61
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 170 Fail 357
#cf6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.67
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 176 Fail 408
#cf9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.79
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 182 Fail 459
#cfc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.96
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 188 Pass 510
#cff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.20
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 194 Pass 561
#f00 Sample Fail2.23
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 102
#f03 Sample Fail2.25
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 153
#f06 Sample Fail2.31
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 204
#f09 Sample Fail2.43
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 255
#f0c Sample Fail2.60
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 306
#f0f Sample Fail2.84
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 357
#f30 Sample Fail2.43
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 153
#f33 Sample Fail2.45
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 204
#f36 Sample Fail2.51
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 255
#f39 Sample Fail2.63
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 306
#f3c Sample Fail2.80
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 357
#f3f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.05
Fail fo regular text
Fail 89 Fail 408
#f60 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.04
Fail fo regular text
Fail 90 Fail 204
#f63 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.06
Fail fo regular text
Fail 96 Fail 255
#f66 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.12
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 306
#f69 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.23
Fail fo regular text
Fail 107 Fail 357
#f6c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.41
Fail fo regular text
Fail 113 Fail 408
#f6f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.65
Fail fo regular text
Fail 119 Fail 459
#f90 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.17
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 255
#f93 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.19
Fail fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 306
#f96 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.25
Fail fo regular text
Pass 131 Fail 357
#f99 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.36
Fail fo regular text
Pass 137 Fail 408
#f9c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.54
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 143 Fail 459
#f9f Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.78
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 149 Pass 510
#fc0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.90
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 150 Fail 306
#fc3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.92
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 156 Fail 357
#fc6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.98
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 161 Fail 408
#fc9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.09
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 167 Fail 459
#fcc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.27
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 173 Pass 510
#fcf Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.51
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 179 Pass 561
#ff0 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.31
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 180 Fail 357
#ff3 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.33
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 185 Fail 408
#ff6 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.39
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 191 Fail 459
#ff9 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.50
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 197 Pass 510
#ffc Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.68
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 203 Pass 561
#fff Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.92
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 209 Pass 612