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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 #f9f

The following table shows the luminosity contrast ratios for all web safe colours with a background colour of #f9f, along with the difference in brightness and the difference in colour used by the colour contrast analyser for comparison.

Luminosity Ratios with background: #f9f
Foreground Colour Sample Luminosity Contrast Ratio Difference in Brightness Difference in Colour
#000 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text11.25
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 195 Pass 663
#003 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text10.74
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 189 Pass 612
#006 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text9.44
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 183 Pass 561
#009 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.71
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 177 Pass 510
#00c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.01
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 171 Fail 459
#00f Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.60
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 166 Fail 408
#030 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.64
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 165 Pass 612
#033 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.40
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 159 Pass 561
#036 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.76
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 153 Pass 510
#039 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.82
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 147 Fail 459
#03c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.80
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 141 Fail 408
#03f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.86
Fail fo regular text
Pass 136 Fail 357
#060 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.88
Fail fo regular text
Pass 135 Pass 561
#063 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.82
Fail fo regular text
Pass 129 Pass 510
#066 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.64
Fail fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 459
#069 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.35
Fail fo regular text
Fail 117 Fail 408
#06c Sample Fail2.98
Fail
Fail 111 Fail 357
#06f Sample Fail2.59
Fail
Fail 106 Fail 306
#090 Sample Fail2.03
Fail
Fail 105 Pass 510
#093 Sample Fail2.01
Fail
Fail 99 Fail 459
#096 Sample Fail1.96
Fail
Fail 93 Fail 408
#099 Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 87 Fail 357
#09c Sample Fail1.75
Fail
Fail 82 Fail 306
#09f Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 76 Fail 255
#0c0 Sample Fail1.17
Fail
Fail 75 Pass 561
#0c3 Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 69 Pass 510
#0c6 Sample Fail1.14
Fail
Fail 63 Fail 459
#0c9 Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 408
#0cc Sample Fail1.07
Fail
Fail 52 Fail 357
#0cf Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 46 Fail 306
#0f0 Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 45 Pass 612
#0f3 Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 39 Pass 561
#0f6 Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 33 Pass 510
#0f9 Sample Fail1.40
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 459
#0fc Sample Fail1.44
Fail
Fail 22 Fail 408
#0ff Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 16 Fail 357
#300 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text9.86
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 179 Pass 612
#303 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text9.47
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 174 Pass 561
#306 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text8.44
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 168 Pass 510
#309 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.03
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 162 Fail 459
#30c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.59
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 156 Fail 408
#30f Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.35
Fail fo regular text
Pass 150 Fail 357
#330 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.97
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 149 Pass 561
#333 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.77
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 144 Pass 510
#336 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.23
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 138 Fail 459
#339 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.42
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 132 Fail 408
#33c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.53
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 357
#33f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.68
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Fail 306
#360 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.70
Fail fo regular text
Fail 120 Pass 510
#363 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.64
Fail fo regular text
Fail 114 Fail 459
#366 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.48
Fail fo regular text
Fail 108 Fail 408
#369 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.21
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 357
#36c Sample Fail2.88
Fail
Fail 96 Fail 306
#36f Sample Fail2.51
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 255
#390 Sample Fail1.98
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 459
#393 Sample Fail1.96
Fail
Fail 84 Fail 408
#396 Sample Fail1.91
Fail
Fail 78 Fail 357
#399 Sample Fail1.83
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 306
#39c Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 255
#39f Sample Fail1.58
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 204
#3c0 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 60 Pass 510
#3c3 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 459
#3c6 Sample Fail1.13
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 408
#3c9 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 357
#3cc Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#3cf Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 31 Fail 255
#3f0 Sample Fail1.37
Fail
Fail 30 Pass 561
#3f3 Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 24 Pass 510
#3f6 Sample Fail1.39
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 459
#3f9 Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 408
#3fc Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 357
#3ff Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 1 Fail 306
#600 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text7.19
Pass Level AAA for regular text
Pass 164 Pass 561
#603 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.98
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 158 Pass 510
#606 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text6.41
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 153 Fail 459
#609 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.56
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 147 Fail 408
#60c Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.62
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 141 Fail 357
#60f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.74
Fail fo regular text
Pass 135 Fail 306
#630 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.52
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 134 Pass 510
#633 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.39
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 128 Fail 459
#636 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text5.05
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 123 Fail 408
#639 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.50
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Fail 117 Fail 357
#63c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.87
Fail fo regular text
Fail 111 Fail 306
#63f Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.23
Fail fo regular text
Fail 105 Fail 255
#660 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.25
Fail fo regular text
Fail 104 Fail 459
#663 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.20
Fail fo regular text
Fail 98 Fail 408
#666 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.08
Fail fo regular text
Fail 93 Fail 357
#669 Sample Fail2.87
Fail
Fail 87 Fail 306
#66c Sample Fail2.59
Fail
Fail 81 Fail 255
#66f Sample Fail2.29
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 204
#690 Sample Fail1.84
Fail
Fail 74 Fail 408
#693 Sample Fail1.82
Fail
Fail 69 Fail 357
#696 Sample Fail1.78
Fail
Fail 63 Fail 306
#699 Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 57 Fail 255
#69c Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 204
#69f Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 153
#6c0 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 459
#6c3 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 39 Fail 408
#6c6 Sample Fail1.08
Fail
Fail 33 Fail 357
#6c9 Sample Fail1.06
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 306
#6cc Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 255
#6cf Sample Fail1.03
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 204
#6f0 Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 14 Pass 510
#6f3 Sample Fail1.41
Fail
Fail 9 Fail 459
#6f6 Sample Fail1.43
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 408
#6f9 Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 357
#6fc Sample Fail1.49
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 306
#6ff Sample Fail1.54
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 255
#900 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.78
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 149 Pass 510
#903 Sample Pass Level AAA for large text4.68
Pass level 2 fo regular text
Pass 143 Fail 459
#906 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.42
Fail fo regular text
Pass 137 Fail 408
#909 Sample Pass Level AA for large text4.00
Fail fo regular text
Pass 131 Fail 357
#90c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.49
Fail fo regular text
Pass 126 Fail 306
#90f Sample Fail2.96
Fail
Fail 120 Fail 255
#930 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.98
Fail fo regular text
Fail 119 Fail 459
#933 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.91
Fail fo regular text
Fail 113 Fail 408
#936 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.73
Fail fo regular text
Fail 107 Fail 357
#939 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.42
Fail fo regular text
Fail 102 Fail 306
#93c Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.04
Fail fo regular text
Fail 96 Fail 255
#93f Sample Fail2.63
Fail
Fail 90 Fail 204
#960 Sample Fail2.64
Fail
Fail 89 Fail 408
#963 Sample Fail2.62
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 357
#966 Sample Fail2.53
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 306
#969 Sample Fail2.39
Fail
Fail 72 Fail 255
#96c Sample Fail2.19
Fail
Fail 66 Fail 204
#96f Sample Fail1.97
Fail
Fail 60 Fail 153
#990 Sample Fail1.63
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 357
#993 Sample Fail1.62
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 306
#996 Sample Fail1.58
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 255
#999 Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 204
#99c Sample Fail1.45
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 153
#99f Sample Fail1.35
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 102
#9c0 Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 408
#9c3 Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 357
#9c6 Sample Fail1.01
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 306
#9c9 Sample Fail1.02
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 255
#9cc Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 204
#9cf Sample Fail1.11
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 153
#9f0 Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 459
#9f3 Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 408
#9f6 Sample Fail1.50
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 357
#9f9 Sample Fail1.52
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 306
#9fc Sample Fail1.56
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 255
#9ff Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 204
#c00 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.15
Fail fo regular text
Pass 134 Fail 459
#c03 Sample Pass Level AA for large text3.11
Fail fo regular text
Pass 128 Fail 408
#c06 Sample Fail2.99
Fail
Fail 122 Fail 357
#c09 Sample Fail2.79
Fail
Fail 116 Fail 306
#c0c Sample Fail2.53
Fail
Fail 110 Fail 255
#c0f Sample Fail2.25
Fail
Fail 105 Fail 204
#c30 Sample Fail2.78
Fail
Fail 104 Fail 408
#c33 Sample Fail2.75
Fail
Fail 98 Fail 357
#c36 Sample Fail2.66
Fail
Fail 92 Fail 306
#c39 Sample Fail2.50
Fail
Fail 86 Fail 255
#c3c Sample Fail2.29
Fail
Fail 80 Fail 204
#c3f Sample Fail2.05
Fail
Fail 75 Fail 153
#c60 Sample Fail2.06
Fail
Fail 74 Fail 357
#c63 Sample Fail2.04
Fail
Fail 68 Fail 306
#c66 Sample Fail1.99
Fail
Fail 62 Fail 255
#c69 Sample Fail1.90
Fail
Fail 56 Fail 204
#c6c Sample Fail1.77
Fail
Fail 51 Fail 153
#c6f Sample Fail1.63
Fail
Fail 45 Fail 102
#c90 Sample Fail1.39
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 306
#c93 Sample Fail1.38
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 255
#c96 Sample Fail1.35
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 204
#c99 Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 26 Fail 153
#c9c Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 102
#c9f Sample Fail1.18
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 51
#cc0 Sample Fail1.08
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 357
#cc3 Sample Fail1.09
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 306
#cc6 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 2 Fail 255
#cc9 Sample Fail1.13
Fail
Fail 3 Fail 204
#ccc Sample Fail1.16
Fail
Fail 8 Fail 153
#ccf Sample Fail1.21
Fail
Fail 14 Fail 102
#cf0 Sample Fail1.59
Fail
Fail 15 Fail 408
#cf3 Sample Fail1.59
Fail
Fail 21 Fail 357
#cf6 Sample Fail1.61
Fail
Fail 27 Fail 306
#cf9 Sample Fail1.63
Fail
Fail 32 Fail 255
#cfc Sample Fail1.67
Fail
Fail 38 Fail 204
#cff Sample Fail1.72
Fail
Fail 44 Fail 153
#f00 Sample Fail2.14
Fail
Fail 118 Fail 408
#f03 Sample Fail2.12
Fail
Fail 113 Fail 357
#f06 Sample Fail2.07
Fail
Fail 107 Fail 306
#f09 Sample Fail1.97
Fail
Fail 101 Fail 255
#f0c Sample Fail1.84
Fail
Fail 95 Fail 204
#f0f Sample Fail1.68
Fail
Fail 89 Fail 153
#f30 Sample Fail1.97
Fail
Fail 88 Fail 357
#f33 Sample Fail1.95
Fail
Fail 83 Fail 306
#f36 Sample Fail1.90
Fail
Fail 77 Fail 255
#f39 Sample Fail1.82
Fail
Fail 71 Fail 204
#f3c Sample Fail1.71
Fail
Fail 65 Fail 153
#f3f Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102
#f60 Sample Fail1.57
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 306
#f63 Sample Fail1.56
Fail
Fail 53 Fail 255
#f66 Sample Fail1.53
Fail
Fail 47 Fail 204
#f69 Sample Fail1.48
Fail
Fail 41 Fail 153
#f6c Sample Fail1.40
Fail
Fail 35 Fail 102
#f6f Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#f90 Sample Fail1.15
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 255
#f93 Sample Fail1.14
Fail
Fail 23 Fail 204
#f96 Sample Fail1.13
Fail
Fail 17 Fail 153
#f99 Sample Fail1.10
Fail
Fail 11 Fail 102
#f9c Sample Fail1.05
Fail
Fail 5 Fail 51
#f9f Sample Fail1.00
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 0
#fc0 Sample Fail1.23
Fail
Fail 0 Fail 306
#fc3 Sample Fail1.24
Fail
Fail 6 Fail 255
#fc6 Sample Fail1.25
Fail
Fail 12 Fail 204
#fc9 Sample Fail1.28
Fail
Fail 18 Fail 153
#fcc Sample Fail1.31
Fail
Fail 24 Fail 102
#fcf Sample Fail1.36
Fail
Fail 29 Fail 51
#ff0 Sample Fail1.74
Fail
Fail 30 Fail 357
#ff3 Sample Fail1.74
Fail
Fail 36 Fail 306
#ff6 Sample Fail1.75
Fail
Fail 42 Fail 255
#ff9 Sample Fail1.78
Fail
Fail 48 Fail 204
#ffc Sample Fail1.82
Fail
Fail 54 Fail 153
#fff Sample Fail1.87
Fail
Fail 59 Fail 102