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Recognised as Colour

#FA609C

  • #FA609C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FA609C is a red with RGB values 250, 96, 156 and HSL 337°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FA609C#FA609C
HEX#FA609C
RGBrgb(250, 96, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3765, 0.6118
RGB percentages98%, 37.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(336.6, 93.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.6, 61.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 37.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,408,732
CSS custom property--colour: #FA609C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#059F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C859Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.8Pale violetred · ΔE 18.5Deep pink · ΔE 22.2Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7Light coral · ΔE 29.8Indian red · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60FABE
Analogous#FA60E9, #FA7160
Triadic#9CFA60, #609CFA
Split complementary#60FA71, #60E9FA
Tetradic#E9FA60, #60FABE, #7160FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF4F8
Lighter +20%#FDC3DA
Lighter +10%#FC91BB
Darker −10%#F82F7D
Darker −20%#ED0761
Darker −30%#BB064C
Darker −40%#8A0438
More saturated +25%#FF5B9B
Less saturated −25%#E675A1

Channel breakdown

R250
G96
B156
Red250 (98%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue336.62°
Saturation (HSL)93.9%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 60 · B 9C

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