Colour
#F42872
- #F42872
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#F42872 is a red with RGB values 244, 40, 114 and HSL 338°, 90%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#F42872#F42872
HEX#F42872
RGBrgb(244, 40, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.1569, 0.4471
RGB percentages95.7%, 15.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(338.2, 90.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 83.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 53.3%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,001,138
CSS custom property--colour: #F42872;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#0BD78D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28F4AA
Analogous#F428D8, #F44428
Triadic#72F428, #2872F4
Split complementary#28F444, #28D8F4
Tetradic#D8F428, #28F4AA, #4428F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G40
B114
Red244 (95.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue338.24°
Saturation (HSL)90.27%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 28 · B 72
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