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Recognised as Colour

#FA81AD

  • #FA81AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FA81AD is a red with RGB values 250, 129, 173 and HSL 338°, 92%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FA81AD#FA81AD
HEX#FA81AD
RGBrgb(250, 129, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5059, 0.6784
RGB percentages98%, 50.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(338.2, 92.4%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 48.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 48.4%, 30.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,417,197
CSS custom property--colour: #FA81AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#057E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B0AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7991no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10Hot pink · ΔE 16.4Light coral · ΔE 23Light pink · ΔE 26.8Plum · ΔE 27.5Indian red · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81FACE
Analogous#FA81E9, #FA9281
Triadic#ADFA81, #81ADFA
Split complementary#81FA92, #81E9FA
Tetradic#EAFA81, #81FACE, #9281FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEE3ED
Lighter +10%#FCB2CD
Darker −10%#F8508D
Darker −20%#F61F6D
Darker −30%#D90955
Darker −40%#A80741
More saturated +25%#FF7CAC
Less saturated −25%#EA91B1

Channel breakdown

R250
G129
B173
Red250 (98%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)92.37%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 81 · B AD

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