Colour

#F38CA0

#F38CA0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#F38CA0 is a red with RGB values 243, 140, 160 and HSL 348°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F38CA0#F38CA0

HEX#F38CA0

RGBrgb(243, 140, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.549, 0.6275

RGB percentages95.3%, 54.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(348.3, 81.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 42.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 34.2%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,961,248

CSS custom property--colour: #F38CA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#0C735F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9E9EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B29Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8393no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9 Light coral · ΔE 13.5 Light pink · ΔE 17.5 Pink · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 22.8 Salmon · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CF3DF

Analogous#F38CD3, #F3AC8C

Triadic#A0F38C, #8CA0F3

Split complementary#8CF3AC, #8CD3F3

Tetradic#D3F38C, #8CF3DF, #AC8CF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDE8EC

Lighter +10%#F8BAC6

Darker −10%#EE5E7A

Darker −20%#E93054

Darker −30%#D0163A

Darker −40%#A2112D

More saturated +25%#FF8099

Less saturated −25%#E39CAA

Channel breakdown

R243

G140

B160

Red243 (95.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue348.35°

Saturation (HSL)81.1%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F3 · G 8C · B A0

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Colour values

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