Colour

#F2C9D9

#F2C9D9
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#F2C9D9 is a red with RGB values 242, 201, 217 and HSL 337°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F2C9D9#F2C9D9

HEX#F2C9D9

RGBrgb(242, 201, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7882, 0.851

RGB percentages94.9%, 78.8%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(336.6, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.6, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 10.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,911,385

CSS custom property--colour: #F2C9D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#0D3626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD0DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D6D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9C8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.1 Pink · ΔE 9.3 Misty rose · ΔE 13.5 Light pink · ΔE 13.8 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.9 Lavender · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9F2E2

Analogous#F2C9EE, #F2CEC9

Triadic#D9F2C9, #C9D9F2

Split complementary#C9F2CE, #C9EEF2

Tetradic#EEF2C9, #C9F2E2, #CDC9F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF2F6

Darker −10%#E8A0BC

Darker −20%#DE779F

Darker −30%#D44E82

Darker −40%#C12E67

More saturated +25%#FAC1D7

Less saturated −25%#EAD1DB

Channel breakdown

R242

G201

B217

Red242 (94.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue336.59°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G C9 · B D9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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