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Recognised as Colour

#F996AE

  • #F996AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#F996AE is a red with RGB values 249, 150, 174 and HSL 345°, 89%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#F996AE#F996AE
HEX#F996AE
RGBrgb(249, 150, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5882, 0.6824
RGB percentages97.6%, 58.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(345.5, 89.2%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.5, 39.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.8%, 30.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,357,038
CSS custom property--colour: #F996AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#066951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBAACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.9Light pink · ΔE 14.6Light coral · ΔE 17.6Pink · ΔE 19.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96F9E1
Analogous#F996DF, #F9AF96
Triadic#AEF996, #96AEF9
Split complementary#96F9AF, #96DFF9
Tetradic#E0F996, #96F9E1, #B096F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF6F8
Lighter +10%#FCC6D3
Darker −10%#F66689
Darker −20%#F33664
Darker −30%#E90D42
Darker −40%#B80B35
More saturated +25%#FF90AB
Less saturated −25%#EBA4B5

Channel breakdown

R249
G150
B174
Red249 (97.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue345.45°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 96 · B AE

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