Recognised as Colour

#FAB9CD

#FAB9CD
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#FAB9CD is a red with RGB values 250, 185, 205 and HSL 342°, 87%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#FAB9CD#FAB9CD

HEX#FAB9CD

RGBrgb(250, 185, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.7255, 0.8039

RGB percentages98%, 72.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(341.5, 86.7%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 26%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 26%, 18%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,431,565

CSS custom property--colour: #FAB9CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#054632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1C4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0CFCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 5.1 Light pink · ΔE 6.1 Thistle · ΔE 15.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Misty rose · ΔE 21.6 Plum · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9FAE6

Analogous#FAB9EE, #FAC6B9

Triadic#CDFAB9, #B9CDFA

Split complementary#B9FAC6, #B9EEFA

Tetradic#EEFAB9, #B9FAE6, #C6B9FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FDE9EF

Darker −10%#F789AB

Darker −20%#F35A89

Darker −30%#F02A67

Darker −40%#D80F4D

More saturated +25%#FFB4CB

Less saturated −25%#F1C2D1

Channel breakdown

R250

G185

B205

Red250 (98%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue341.54°

Saturation (HSL)86.67%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G B9 · B CD

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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