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Recognised as Colour

#F290A9

  • #F290A9
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F290A9 is a red with RGB values 242, 144, 169 and HSL 345°, 79%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F290A9#F290A9
HEX#F290A9
RGBrgb(242, 144, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.5647, 0.6627
RGB percentages94.9%, 56.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(344.7, 79%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 40.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 30.2%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,896,745
CSS custom property--colour: #F290A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#0D6F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA2AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B4A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8Light pink · ΔE 16Light coral · ΔE 17.4Pink · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#90F2D9
Analogous#F290DA, #F2A890
Triadic#A9F290, #90A9F2
Split complementary#90F2A8, #90DAF2
Tetradic#DAF290, #90F2D9, #A890F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDEBF0
Lighter +10%#F7BECC
Darker −10%#ED6286
Darker −20%#E73562
Darker −30%#D11847
Darker −40%#A31338
More saturated +25%#FF83A3
Less saturated −25%#E3A0B1

Channel breakdown

R242
G144
B169
Red242 (94.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue344.69°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 90 · B A9

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