Recognised as Colour

#F0A8B8

#F0A8B8
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#F0A8B8 is a red with RGB values 240, 168, 184 and HSL 347°, 71%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#F0A8B8#F0A8B8

HEX#F0A8B8

RGBrgb(240, 168, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6588, 0.7216

RGB percentages94.1%, 65.9%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(346.7, 70.6%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 30%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 30%, 23.3%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,771,832

CSS custom property--colour: #F0A8B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#0F5747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2B4B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C0B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FDA3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 5.6 Pink · ΔE 8.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Light coral · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8F0E0

Analogous#F0A8DC, #F0BCA8

Triadic#B8F0A8, #A8B8F0

Split complementary#A8F0BC, #A8DCF0

Tetradic#DCF0A8, #A8F0E0, #BCA8F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F8D4DB

Darker −10%#E97C94

Darker −20%#E15171

Darker −30%#DA254D

Darker −40%#AE1E3E

More saturated +25%#FD9BB1

Less saturated −25%#E3B5BF

Channel breakdown

R240

G168

B184

Red240 (94.1%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue346.67°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G A8 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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