Recognised as Colour

#F2CADA

#F2CADA
Red
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#F2CADA is a red with RGB values 242, 202, 218 and HSL 336°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#F2CADA#F2CADA

HEX#F2CADA

RGBrgb(242, 202, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.7922, 0.8549

RGB percentages94.9%, 79.2%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(336, 60.6%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 16.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK0%, 16.5%, 9.9%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,911,642

CSS custom property--colour: #F2CADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1

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

Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#0D3525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6D7D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9C9CFno 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 text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9 Pink · ΔE 9.7 Misty rose · ΔE 13.2 Light pink · ΔE 14.3 Lavender blush · ΔE 15.5 Lavender · ΔE 16.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAF2E2

Analogous#F2CAEE, #F2CECA

Triadic#DAF2CA, #CADAF2

Split complementary#CAF2CE, #CAEEF2

Tetradic#EEF2CA, #CAF2E2, #CECAF2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCF3F7

Darker −10%#E8A1BD

Darker −20%#DE78A1

Darker −30%#D44F84

Darker −40%#C12F69

More saturated +25%#FAC2D8

Less saturated −25%#EAD2DC

Channel breakdown

R242

G202

B218

Red242 (94.9%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)60.61%

Lightness87.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F2 · G CA · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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