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Recognised as Colour

#F9698A

  • #F9698A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F9698A is a red with RGB values 249, 105, 138 and HSL 346°, 92%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F9698A#F9698A
HEX#F9698A
RGBrgb(249, 105, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.4118, 0.5412
RGB percentages97.6%, 41.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(346.3, 92.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 57.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 57.8%, 44.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,345,482
CSS custom property--colour: #F9698A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#069675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87888Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA487no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5775no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16Light coral · ΔE 17.9Indian red · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Salmon · ΔE 23Crimson · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69F9D8
Analogous#F969D2, #F99069
Triadic#8AF969, #698AF9
Split complementary#69F990, #69D2F9
Tetradic#D2F969, #69F9D8, #9069F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFCFD
Lighter +20%#FDCBD6
Lighter +10%#FB9AB0
Darker −10%#F73864
Darker −20%#F20A3F
Darker −30%#C10832
Darker −40%#900626
More saturated +25%#FF6387
Less saturated −25%#E57D95

Channel breakdown

R249
G105
B138
Red249 (97.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue346.25°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 69 · B 8A

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