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Recognised as Colour

#FA608C

  • #FA608C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FA608C is a red with RGB values 250, 96, 140 and HSL 343°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FA608C#FA608C
HEX#FA608C
RGBrgb(250, 96, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3765, 0.549
RGB percentages98%, 37.6%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(342.9, 93.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 61.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 44%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,408,716
CSS custom property--colour: #FA608C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#059F73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80838Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8A288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18.2Hot pink · ΔE 18.4Light coral · ΔE 23.3Indian red · ΔE 24.5Deep pink · ΔE 26.6Salmon · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60FACE
Analogous#FA60D9, #FA8160
Triadic#8CFA60, #608CFA
Split complementary#60FA81, #60D9FA
Tetradic#D9FA60, #60FACE, #8160FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF4F7
Lighter +20%#FDC3D4
Lighter +10%#FC91B0
Darker −10%#F82F68
Darker −20%#ED0749
Darker −30%#BB063A
Darker −40%#8A042A
More saturated +25%#FF5B8A
Less saturated −25%#E67595

Channel breakdown

R250
G96
B140
Red250 (98%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)93.9%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 60 · B 8C

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