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Recognised as Colour

#ED9FAD

  • #ED9FAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#ED9FAD is a red with RGB values 237, 159, 173 and HSL 349°, 68%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#ED9FAD#ED9FAD
HEX#ED9FAD
RGBrgb(237, 159, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6235, 0.6784
RGB percentages92.9%, 62.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(349.2, 68.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 32.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 27%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,572,909
CSS custom property--colour: #ED9FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#126052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABACADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB99A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 8.2Pink · ΔE 12.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.1Pale violetred · ΔE 20Light coral · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 8.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FEDDF
Analogous#ED9FD4, #EDB89F
Triadic#ADED9F, #9FADED
Split complementary#9FEDB8, #9FD4ED
Tetradic#D4ED9F, #9FEDDF, #B89FED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF5F6
Lighter +10%#F5CAD2
Darker −10%#E57488
Darker −20%#DD4964
Darker −30%#CD2644
Darker −40%#A21E36
More saturated +25%#FB91A4
Less saturated −25%#DFADB6

Channel breakdown

R237
G159
B173
Red237 (92.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue349.23°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 9F · B AD

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