Recognised as Colour
#F97DAD
- #F97DAD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#F97DAD is a red with RGB values 249, 125, 173 and HSL 337°, 91%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#F97DAD#F97DAD
HEX#F97DAD
RGBrgb(249, 125, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.4902, 0.6784
RGB percentages97.6%, 49%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(336.8, 91.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 49.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.8%, 30.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,350,637
CSS custom property--colour: #F97DAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#068252
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7DF9C9
Analogous#F97DEB, #F98B7D
Triadic#ADF97D, #7DADF9
Split complementary#7DF98B, #7DEBF9
Tetradic#EBF97D, #7DF9C9, #8B7DF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G125
B173
Red249 (97.6%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue336.77°
Saturation (HSL)91.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 7D · B AD
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