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Recognised as Colour

#FAD9D6

  • #FAD9D6
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Misty rose

#FAD9D6 is a red with RGB values 250, 217, 214 and HSL 5°, 78%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Misty rose.

Colour values

#FAD9D6#FAD9D6
HEX#FAD9D6
RGBrgb(250, 217, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.851, 0.8392
RGB percentages98%, 85.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(5, 78.3%, 91%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5, 14.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 14.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,439,766
CSS custom property--colour: #FAD9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.96:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#052629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6E3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFD6D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Misty rose · ΔE 4.1Lavender blush · ΔE 10.5Linen · ΔE 11.1Antique white · ΔE 11.7Sea shell · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourMisty rose (#FFE4E1)ΔE 4.11, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6F7FA
Analogous#FAD6E5, #FAEBD6
Triadic#D6FAD9, #D9D6FA
Split complementary#D6FAEB, #D6E5FA
Tetradic#E5FAD6, #D6F7FA, #EBD6FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#F4AFA9
Darker −20%#EF857B
Darker −30%#E95B4E
Darker −40%#E43020
More saturated +25%#FFD5D1
Less saturated −25%#F4DEDC

Channel breakdown

R250
G217
B214
Red250 (98%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue5°
Saturation (HSL)78.26%
Lightness90.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G D9 · B D6

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