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Recognised as Colour

#F2809E

  • #F2809E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F2809E is a red with RGB values 242, 128, 158 and HSL 344°, 81%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F2809E#F2809E
HEX#F2809E
RGBrgb(242, 128, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.502, 0.6196
RGB percentages94.9%, 50.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(344.2, 81.4%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 47.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.1%, 34.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,892,638
CSS custom property--colour: #F2809E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#0D7F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93969Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0AC9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF768Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.6Light coral · ΔE 16.1Indian red · ΔE 22.8Hot pink · ΔE 22.9Light pink · ΔE 23.4Salmon · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80F2D4
Analogous#F280D7, #F29B80
Triadic#9EF280, #809EF2
Split complementary#80F29B, #80D7F2
Tetradic#D7F280, #80F2D4, #9B80F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBDDE5
Lighter +10%#F7AEC1
Darker −10%#ED527B
Darker −20%#E92357
Darker −30%#C51443
Darker −40%#970F33
More saturated +25%#FF7398
Less saturated −25%#E192A6

Channel breakdown

R242
G128
B158
Red242 (94.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue344.21°
Saturation (HSL)81.43%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 80 · B 9E

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