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Recognised as Colour

#FAACA5

  • #FAACA5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FAACA5 is a red with RGB values 250, 172, 165 and HSL 5°, 89%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FAACA5#FAACA5
HEX#FAACA5
RGBrgb(250, 172, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6745, 0.6471
RGB percentages98%, 67.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(4.9, 89.5%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 34%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 34%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,428,197
CSS custom property--colour: #FAACA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#05535A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB7A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEC6A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 10.7Pink · ΔE 13.8Dark salmon · ΔE 14.7Light coral · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Light salmon · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5F3FA
Analogous#FAA5C9, #FAD7A5
Triadic#A5FAAC, #ACA5FA
Split complementary#A5FAD7, #A5C8FA
Tetradic#C9FAA5, #A5F3FA, #D7A5FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDD9D5
Darker −10%#F77F75
Darker −20%#F55344
Darker −30%#F22614
Darker −40%#C81B0B
More saturated +25%#FFA8A0
Less saturated −25%#EEB6B1

Channel breakdown

R250
G172
B165
Red250 (98%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue4.94°
Saturation (HSL)89.47%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AC · B A5

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