Recognised as Colour
#FA79BC
- #FA79BC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#FA79BC is a magenta with RGB values 250, 121, 188 and HSL 329°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#FA79BC#FA79BC
HEX#FA79BC
RGBrgb(250, 121, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4745, 0.7373
RGB percentages98%, 47.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(328.8, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 51.6%, 24.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,415,164
CSS custom property--colour: #FA79BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#058643
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#79FAB7
Analogous#F879FA, #FA797B
Triadic#BCFA79, #79BCFA
Split complementary#7BFA79, #79FAF8
Tetradic#FAF779, #79FAB7, #797BFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G121
B188
Red250 (98%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue328.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 79 · B BC
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