Recognised as Colour

#F9AEB9

#F9AEB9
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#F9AEB9 is a red with RGB values 249, 174, 185 and HSL 351°, 86%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#F9AEB9#F9AEB9

HEX#F9AEB9

RGBrgb(249, 174, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6824, 0.7255

RGB percentages97.6%, 68.2%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(351.2, 86.2%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 30.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK0%, 30.1%, 25.7%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,363,193

CSS custom property--colour: #F9AEB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.78:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#065146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BABAB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC7B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 2.8 Pink · ΔE 7.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 19 Thistle · ΔE 21.6 Light coral · ΔE 23.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 2.84, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AEF9EE

Analogous#F9AEDE, #F9C9AE

Triadic#B9F9AE, #AEB9F9

Split complementary#AEF9C8, #AEDEF9

Tetradic#DFF9AE, #AEF9EE, #C9AEF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDDDE2

Darker −10%#F57F90

Darker −20%#F24F67

Darker −30%#EE203E

Darker −40%#CC0F2B

More saturated +25%#FFA8B5

Less saturated −25%#EEB9C1

Channel breakdown

R249

G174

B185

Red249 (97.6%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue351.2°

Saturation (HSL)86.21%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F9 · G AE · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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