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Recognised as Colour

#F2879A

  • #F2879A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F2879A is a red with RGB values 242, 135, 154 and HSL 349°, 80%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F2879A#F2879A
HEX#F2879A
RGBrgb(242, 135, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.5294, 0.6039
RGB percentages94.9%, 52.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(349.3, 80.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 44.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 44.2%, 36.4%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,894,426
CSS custom property--colour: #F2879A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#0D7865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9A9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5AF98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.4Light coral · ΔE 11.6Light pink · ΔE 19.7Indian red · ΔE 20.6Salmon · ΔE 21.1Dark salmon · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87F2DF
Analogous#F287CF, #F2AA87
Triadic#9AF287, #879AF2
Split complementary#87F2AA, #87CFF2
Tetradic#D0F287, #87F2DF, #AA87F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCE3E7
Lighter +10%#F7B5C1
Darker −10%#ED5973
Darker −20%#E82B4D
Darker −30%#CA1636
Darker −40%#9C112A
More saturated +25%#FF7A92
Less saturated −25%#E198A5

Channel breakdown

R242
G135
B154
Red242 (94.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue349.35°
Saturation (HSL)80.45%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 87 · B 9A

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