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Recognised as Colour

#F9DCDD

  • #F9DCDD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#F9DCDD is a red with RGB values 249, 220, 221 and HSL 358°, 71%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#F9DCDD#F9DCDD
HEX#F9DCDD
RGBrgb(249, 220, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.8627, 0.8667
RGB percentages97.6%, 86.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(357.9, 70.7%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 11.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 11.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,375,005
CSS custom property--colour: #F9DCDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#062322

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7E5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDADCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 3.3Lavender blush · ΔE 8.2Linen · ΔE 10.3Sea shell · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 3.34, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCF9F8
Analogous#F9DCEC, #F9EADC
Triadic#DDF9DC, #DCDDF9
Split complementary#DCF9EA, #DCECF9
Tetradic#ECF9DC, #DCF9F8, #EADCF9

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%#F2B0B3
Darker −20%#EA8588
Darker −30%#E3595E
Darker −40%#DB2E34
More saturated +25%#FED7D8
Less saturated −25%#F4E1E2

Channel breakdown

R249
G220
B221
Red249 (97.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue357.93°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G DC · B DD

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