Recognised as Colour
#FAAEEC
- #FAAEEC
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#FAAEEC is a magenta with RGB values 250, 174, 236 and HSL 311°, 88%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#FAAEEC#FAAEEC
HEX#FAAEEC
RGBrgb(250, 174, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.6824, 0.9255
RGB percentages98%, 68.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(311.1, 88.4%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 30.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 5.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,428,780
CSS custom property--colour: #FAAEEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#055113
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEFABC
Analogous#E2AEFA, #FAAEC6
Triadic#ECFAAE, #AEECFA
Split complementary#C6FAAE, #AEFAE2
Tetradic#FAE2AE, #AEFABC, #AEC6FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G174
B236
Red250 (98%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue311.05°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G AE · B EC
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