Colour

#F2C9DA

#F2C9DA
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#F2C9DA is a red with RGB values 242, 201, 218 and HSL 335°, 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

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HEX#F2C9DA

RGBrgb(242, 201, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7882, 0.8549

RGB percentages94.9%, 78.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(335.1, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.9%, 9.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,911,386

CSS custom property--colour: #F2C9DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#0D3625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCD0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D6D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9C8CFno 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 text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.8 Pink · ΔE 9.5 Misty rose · ΔE 13.9 Light pink · ΔE 14 Lavender blush · ΔE 16.1 Lavender · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9F2E1

Analogous#F2C9EF, #F2CDC9

Triadic#DAF2C9, #C9DAF2

Split complementary#C9F2CD, #C9EFF2

Tetradic#EFF2C9, #C9F2E1, #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%#E8A0BE

Darker −20%#DE77A2

Darker −30%#D44E86

Darker −40%#C12E6B

More saturated +25%#FAC1D9

Less saturated −25%#EAD1DB

Channel breakdown

R242

G201

B218

Red242 (94.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue335.12°

Saturation (HSL)61.19%

Lightness86.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G C9 · B DA

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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