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Recognised as Colour

#FA8AAD

  • #FA8AAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FA8AAD is a red with RGB values 250, 138, 173 and HSL 341°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FA8AAD#FA8AAD
HEX#FA8AAD
RGBrgb(250, 138, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5412, 0.6784
RGB percentages98%, 54.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(341.3, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 44.8%, 30.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,419,501
CSS custom property--colour: #FA8AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#057552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B4AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10Light coral · ΔE 19.7Light pink · ΔE 21.6Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Pink · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFAD7
Analogous#FA8AE5, #FA9F8A
Triadic#ADFA8A, #8AADFA
Split complementary#8AFA9F, #8AE5FA
Tetradic#E5FA8A, #8AFAD7, #9F8AFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEECF2
Lighter +10%#FCBBCF
Darker −10%#F8598B
Darker −20%#F62868
Darker −30%#E10A4D
Darker −40%#B0083C
More saturated +25%#FF85AB
Less saturated −25%#EB99B3

Channel breakdown

R250
G138
B173
Red250 (98%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue341.25°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 8A · B AD

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