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Recognised as Colour

#F6557E

  • #F6557E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F6557E is a red with RGB values 246, 85, 126 and HSL 345°, 90%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F6557E#F6557E
HEX#F6557E
RGBrgb(246, 85, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3333, 0.4941
RGB percentages96.5%, 33.3%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(344.7, 89.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 65.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 65.4%, 48.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,143,742
CSS custom property--colour: #F6557E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#09AA81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A7B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49B7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3B65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 21.8Indian red · ΔE 22.9Hot pink · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 23.8Crimson · ΔE 26.1Salmon · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 21.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55F6CD
Analogous#F655CE, #F67C55
Triadic#7EF655, #557EF6
Split complementary#55F67C, #55CEF6
Tetradic#CFF655, #55F6CD, #7D55F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEE6EC
Lighter +20%#FBB6C8
Lighter +10%#F985A3
Darker −10%#F32559
Darker −20%#D90C40
Darker −30%#A90932
Darker −40%#790623
More saturated +25%#FF4C7A
Less saturated −25%#E06B89

Channel breakdown

R246
G85
B126
Red246 (96.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue344.72°
Saturation (HSL)89.94%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G 55 · B 7E

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