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Recognised as Colour

#FA729F

  • #FA729F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FA729F is a red with RGB values 250, 114, 159 and HSL 340°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FA729F#FA729F
HEX#FA729F
RGBrgb(250, 114, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4471, 0.6235
RGB percentages98%, 44.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(340.1, 93.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 54.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 54.4%, 36.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,413,343
CSS custom property--colour: #FA729F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#058D60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#898FA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA99Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6683no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9Hot pink · ΔE 14.5Light coral · ΔE 22.5Indian red · ΔE 26.6Salmon · ΔE 29.8Medium violet red · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72FACD
Analogous#FA72E3, #FA8972
Triadic#9FFA72, #729FFA
Split complementary#72FA89, #72E3FA
Tetradic#E3FA72, #72FACD, #8972FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDD5E2
Lighter +10%#FCA3C1
Darker −10%#F8417D
Darker −20%#F70F5C
Darker −30%#CC0748
Darker −40%#9B0537
More saturated +25%#FF6D9D
Less saturated −25%#E884A5

Channel breakdown

R250
G114
B159
Red250 (98%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue340.15°
Saturation (HSL)93.15%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 72 · B 9F

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