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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 #f9c

The following table shows the luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours with a background colour of #f9c, along with the difference in brightness and the difference in colour used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison.

Luminosity Ratios with background: #f9c
Foreground Colour Sample Luminosity Contrast Ratio Difference in Brightness Difference in Colour
#000 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.68
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 189 Pass 612
#003 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.19
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 183 Pass 561
#006 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.96
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 177 Pass 510
#009 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.32
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 171 Fail 459
#00c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.71
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 166 Fail 408
#00f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.37
Fail fo regular text
Pass 160 Fail 459
#030 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.25
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 159 Pass 561
#033 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.02
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 153 Pass 510
#036 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.41
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 147 Fail 459
#039 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.52
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 141 Fail 408
#03c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.55
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 136 Fail 357
#03f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.66
Fail fo regular text
Pass 130 Fail 408
#060 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.68
Fail fo regular text
Pass 129 Pass 510
#063 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.62
Fail fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 459
#066 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.45
Fail fo regular text
Fail 117 Fail 408
#069 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.18
Fail fo regular text
Fail 111 Fail 357
#06c Sample Fail2.83
Fail
Fail 106 Fail 306
#06f Sample Fail2.46
Fail
Fail 100 Fail 357
#090 Sample Fail1.92
Fail
Fail 99 Fail 459
#093 Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 93 Fail 408
#096 Sample Fail1.86
Fail
Fail 87 Fail 357
#099 Sample Fail1.78
Fail
Fail 82 Fail 306
#09c Sample Fail1.66
Fail
Fail 76 Fail 255
#09f Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 70 Fail 306
#0c0 Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 69 Pass 510
#0c3 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 63 Fail 459
#0c6 Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 408
#0c9 Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 52 Fail 357
#0cc Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 46 Fail 306
#0cf Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 40 Fail 357
#0f0 Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 39 Pass 561
#0f3 Sample Fail1.44
Fail
Fail 33 Pass 510
#0f6 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 459
#0f9 Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 408
#0fc Sample Fail1.51
Fail
Fail 16 Fail 357
#0ff Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 10 Fail 408
#300 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text9.36
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 174 Pass 561
#303 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.99
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 168 Pass 510
#306 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.01
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 162 Fail 459
#309 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.67
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 156 Fail 408
#30c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.31
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 150 Fail 357
#30f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.13
Fail fo regular text
Pass 144 Fail 408
#330 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.62
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 144 Pass 510
#333 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.43
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 138 Fail 459
#336 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.91
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 132 Fail 408
#339 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.15
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 357
#33c Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.30
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 306
#33f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.49
Fail fo regular text
Fail 115 Fail 357
#360 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.51
Fail fo regular text
Fail 114 Fail 459
#363 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.46
Fail fo regular text
Fail 108 Fail 408
#366 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.30
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 357
#369 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.05
Fail fo regular text
Fail 96 Fail 306
#36c Sample Fail2.73
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 255
#36f Sample Fail2.38
Fail
Fail 85 Fail 306
#390 Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 84 Fail 408
#393 Sample Fail1.86
Fail
Fail 78 Fail 357
#396 Sample Fail1.81
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 306
#399 Sample Fail1.73
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 255
#39c Sample Fail1.63
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 204
#39f Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 55 Fail 255
#3c0 Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 459
#3c3 Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 408
#3c6 Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 357
#3c9 Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#3cc Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 31 Fail 255
#3cf Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 25 Fail 306
#3f0 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 24 Pass 510
#3f3 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 459
#3f6 Sample Fail1.46
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 408
#3f9 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 357
#3fc Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 1 Fail 306
#3ff Sample Fail1.58
Fail
Fail 4 Fail 357
#600 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.82
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 158 Pass 510
#603 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.62
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 153 Fail 459
#606 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.08
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 147 Fail 408
#609 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.27
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 141 Fail 357
#60c Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.38
Fail fo regular text
Pass 135 Fail 306
#60f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.55
Fail fo regular text
Pass 129 Fail 357
#630 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.24
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 128 Fail 459
#633 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.12
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 408
#636 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.79
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 117 Fail 357
#639 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.27
Fail fo regular text
Fail 111 Fail 306
#63c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.67
Fail fo regular text
Fail 105 Fail 255
#63f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.07
Fail fo regular text
Fail 99 Fail 306
#660 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.08
Fail fo regular text
Fail 98 Fail 408
#663 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.04
Fail fo regular text
Fail 93 Fail 357
#666 Sample Fail2.92
Fail
Fail 87 Fail 306
#669 Sample Fail2.72
Fail
Fail 81 Fail 255
#66c Sample Fail2.46
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 204
#66f Sample Fail2.18
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 255
#690 Sample Fail1.74
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 357
#693 Sample Fail1.73
Fail
Fail 63 Fail 306
#696 Sample Fail1.69
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 255
#699 Sample Fail1.62
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 204
#69c Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 153
#69f Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 204
#6c0 Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 408
#6c3 Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 33 Fail 357
#6c6 Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 306
#6c9 Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 255
#6cc Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 204
#6cf Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 255
#6f0 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 459
#6f3 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 408
#6f6 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 357
#6f9 Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 306
#6fc Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 255
#6ff Sample Fail1.62
Fail
Fail 19 Fail 306
#900 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.54
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 143 Fail 459
#903 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.45
Fail fo regular text
Pass 137 Fail 408
#906 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.19
Fail fo regular text
Pass 131 Fail 357
#909 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.79
Fail fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 306
#90c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.31
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 255
#90f Sample Fail2.81
Fail
Fail 114 Fail 306
#930 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.78
Fail fo regular text
Fail 113 Fail 408
#933 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.71
Fail fo regular text
Fail 107 Fail 357
#936 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.54
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 306
#939 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.25
Fail fo regular text
Fail 96 Fail 255
#93c Sample Fail2.89
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 204
#93f Sample Fail2.50
Fail
Fail 84 Fail 255
#960 Sample Fail2.51
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 357
#963 Sample Fail2.48
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 306
#966 Sample Fail2.40
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 255
#969 Sample Fail2.27
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 204
#96c Sample Fail2.08
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 153
#96f Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 204
#990 Sample Fail1.55
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 306
#993 Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 255
#996 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 204
#999 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 153
#99c Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 102
#99f Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 153
#9c0 Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 357
#9c3 Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 306
#9c6 Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 255
#9c9 Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 204
#9cc Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 153
#9cf Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 204
#9f0 Sample Fail1.56
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 408
#9f3 Sample Fail1.56
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 357
#9f6 Sample Fail1.58
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 306
#9f9 Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 255
#9fc Sample Fail1.64
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 204
#9ff Sample Fail1.69
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 255
#c00 Sample Fail2.99
Fail
Pass 128 Fail 408
#c03 Sample Fail2.95
Fail
Fail 122 Fail 357
#c06 Sample Fail2.84
Fail
Fail 116 Fail 306
#c09 Sample Fail2.65
Fail
Fail 110 Fail 255
#c0c Sample Fail2.41
Fail
Fail 105 Fail 204
#c0f Sample Fail2.13
Fail
Fail 99 Fail 255
#c30 Sample Fail2.64
Fail
Fail 98 Fail 357
#c33 Sample Fail2.61
Fail
Fail 92 Fail 306
#c36 Sample Fail2.52
Fail
Fail 86 Fail 255
#c39 Sample Fail2.37
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 204
#c3c Sample Fail2.17
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 153
#c3f Sample Fail1.95
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 204
#c60 Sample Fail1.95
Fail
Fail 68 Fail 306
#c63 Sample Fail1.94
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 255
#c66 Sample Fail1.89
Fail
Fail 56 Fail 204
#c69 Sample Fail1.80
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 153
#c6c Sample Fail1.68
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 102
#c6f Sample Fail1.55
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 153
#c90 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 255
#c93 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 204
#c96 Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 153
#c99 Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 102
#c9c Sample Fail1.19
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#c9f Sample Fail1.12
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 102
#cc0 Sample Fail1.14
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 306
#cc3 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 255
#cc6 Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 204
#cc9 Sample Fail1.19
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 153
#ccc Sample Fail1.22
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 102
#ccf Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 20 Fail 153
#cf0 Sample Fail1.67
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 357
#cf3 Sample Fail1.68
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 306
#cf6 Sample Fail1.69
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 255
#cf9 Sample Fail1.72
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 204
#cfc Sample Fail1.75
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 153
#cff Sample Fail1.81
Fail
Fail 50 Fail 204
#f00 Sample Fail2.03
Fail
Fail 113 Fail 357
#f03 Sample Fail2.02
Fail
Fail 107 Fail 306
#f06 Sample Fail1.96
Fail
Fail 101 Fail 255
#f09 Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 95 Fail 204
#f0c Sample Fail1.74
Fail
Fail 89 Fail 153
#f0f Sample Fail1.60
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 204
#f30 Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 306
#f33 Sample Fail1.85
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 255
#f36 Sample Fail1.80
Fail
Fail 71 Fail 204
#f39 Sample Fail1.73
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 153
#f3c Sample Fail1.62
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102
#f3f Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 153
#f60 Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 255
#f63 Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 204
#f66 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 41 Fail 153
#f69 Sample Fail1.40
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#f6c Sample Fail1.33
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#f6f Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 102
#f90 Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 204
#f93 Sample Fail1.08
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 153
#f96 Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 102
#f99 Sample Fail1.04
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#f9c Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 0
#f9f Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#fc0 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 255
#fc3 Sample Fail1.30
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 204
#fc6 Sample Fail1.32
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 153
#fc9 Sample Fail1.34
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 102
#fcc Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#fcf Sample Fail1.44
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#ff0 Sample Fail1.83
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#ff3 Sample Fail1.84
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 255
#ff6 Sample Fail1.85
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 204
#ff9 Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 153
#ffc Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102
#fff Sample Fail1.97
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 153