Colour

#F38CA1

#F38CA1
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#F38CA1 is a red with RGB values 243, 140, 161 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

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HEX#F38CA1

RGBrgb(243, 140, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.9529, 0.549, 0.6314

RGB percentages95.3%, 54.9%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(347.8, 81.1%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 42.4%, 95.3%)

CMYK0%, 42.4%, 33.7%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,961,249

CSS custom property--colour: #F38CA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#0C735E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9D9EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7B29Fno 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 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.6 Light coral · ΔE 14 Light pink · ΔE 17.6 Pink · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Salmon · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CF3DE

Analogous#F38CD5, #F3AA8C

Triadic#A1F38C, #8CA1F3

Split complementary#8CF3AA, #8CD5F3

Tetradic#D5F38C, #8CF3DE, #AA8CF3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDE8EC

Lighter +10%#F8BAC7

Darker −10%#EE5E7B

Darker −20%#E93056

Darker −30%#D0163C

Darker −40%#A2112F

More saturated +25%#FF809A

Less saturated −25%#E39CAA

Channel breakdown

R243

G140

B161

Red243 (95.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue347.77°

Saturation (HSL)81.1%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F3 · G 8C · B A1

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Colour values

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