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Recognised as Colour

#F2DDDD

  • #F2DDDD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F2DDDD is a red with RGB values 242, 221, 221 and HSL 0°, 45%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F2DDDD#F2DDDD
HEX#F2DDDD
RGBrgb(242, 221, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.8667, 0.8667
RGB percentages94.9%, 86.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(0, 44.7%, 90.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 8.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 8.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,916,509
CSS custom property--colour: #F2DDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#0D2222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5E3DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F7DBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 4Lavender blush · ΔE 7.2Gainsboro · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 8.5Sea shell · ΔE 9.1Light grey · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDF2F2
Analogous#F2DDE8, #F2E8DD
Triadic#DDF2DD, #DDDDF2
Split complementary#DDF2E8, #DDE8F2
Tetradic#E8F2DD, #DDF2F2, #E8DDF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#E4B8B8
Darker −20%#D69393
Darker −30%#C86E6E
Darker −40%#BA4949
More saturated +25%#F8D7D7
Less saturated −25%#ECE3E3

Channel breakdown

R242
G221
B221
Red242 (94.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)44.68%
Lightness90.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G DD · B DD

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