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Recognised as Colour

#F9D8E4

  • #F9D8E4
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F9D8E4 is a red with RGB values 249, 216, 228 and HSL 338°, 73%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F9D8E4#F9D8E4
HEX#F9D8E4
RGBrgb(249, 216, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8471, 0.8941
RGB percentages97.6%, 84.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(338.2, 73.3%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 13.3%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 8.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,373,988
CSS custom property--colour: #F9D8E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#06271B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBDDE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E2E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD7DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 8.6Lavender blush · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 12Lavender · ΔE 12.8Pink · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.6
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8F9ED
Analogous#F9D8F5, #F9DCD8
Triadic#E4F9D8, #D8E4F9
Split complementary#D8F9DC, #D8F5F9
Tetradic#F5F9D8, #D8F9ED, #DCD8F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F2ACC5
Darker −20%#EB80A7
Darker −30%#E55388
Darker −40%#DE276A
More saturated +25%#FFD2E2
Less saturated −25%#F3DEE6

Channel breakdown

R249
G216
B228
Red249 (97.6%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G D8 · B E4

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