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Recognised as Colour

#F68DAD

  • #F68DAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F68DAD is a red with RGB values 246, 141, 173 and HSL 342°, 85%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F68DAD#F68DAD
HEX#F68DAD
RGBrgb(246, 141, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.5529, 0.6784
RGB percentages96.5%, 55.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(341.7, 85.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 42.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 29.7%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,158,125
CSS custom property--colour: #F68DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#097252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DA1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B4ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.3Light pink · ΔE 19.1Light coral · ΔE 19.3Pink · ΔE 23.3Hot pink · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DF6D6
Analogous#F68DE1, #F6A28D
Triadic#ADF68D, #8DADF6
Split complementary#8DF6A2, #8DE1F6
Tetradic#E2F68D, #8DF6D6, #A28DF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDECF1
Lighter +10%#FABCCF
Darker −10%#F25E8B
Darker −20%#EF2E69
Darker −30%#D9114E
Darker −40%#AA0D3D
More saturated +25%#FF84A9
Less saturated −25%#E79CB3

Channel breakdown

R246
G141
B173
Red246 (96.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue341.71°
Saturation (HSL)85.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G 8D · B AD

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