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Recognised as Colour

#F9869E

  • #F9869E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F9869E is a red with RGB values 249, 134, 158 and HSL 347°, 91%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F9869E#F9869E
HEX#F9869E
RGBrgb(249, 134, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5255, 0.6196
RGB percentages97.6%, 52.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(347.5, 90.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.5, 46.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 36.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,352,926
CSS custom property--colour: #F9869E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#067961

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9A9B9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B19Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7B8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11Light coral · ΔE 13.2Light pink · ΔE 21.8Indian red · ΔE 21.8Salmon · ΔE 22Hot pink · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86F9E1
Analogous#F986D7, #F9A786
Triadic#9EF986, #869EF9
Split complementary#86F9A7, #86D7F9
Tetradic#D8F986, #86F9E1, #A886F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEE7EC
Lighter +10%#FBB7C5
Darker −10%#F75577
Darker −20%#F42550
Darker −30%#DB0B36
Darker −40%#AB082A
More saturated +25%#FF809B
Less saturated −25%#E996A7

Channel breakdown

R249
G134
B158
Red249 (97.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue347.48°
Saturation (HSL)90.55%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 86 · B 9E

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