Colour

#FB8AAD

#FB8AAD
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#FB8AAD is a red with RGB values 251, 138, 173 and HSL 341°, 93%, 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

#FB8AAD#FB8AAD

HEX#FB8AAD

RGBrgb(251, 138, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5412, 0.6784

RGB percentages98.4%, 54.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(341.4, 93.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.4, 45%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 45%, 31.1%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,485,037

CSS custom property--colour: #FB8AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#047552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8B5AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF8297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.2 Light coral · ΔE 19.6 Hot pink · ΔE 21.7 Light pink · ΔE 21.8 Pink · ΔE 26 Plum · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8AFBD8

Analogous#FB8AE6, #FB9F8A

Triadic#ADFB8A, #8AADFB

Split complementary#8AFB9F, #8AE6FB

Tetradic#E6FB8A, #8AFBD8, #9F8AFB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEEDF2

Lighter +10%#FDBBD0

Darker −10%#F9598A

Darker −20%#F82768

Darker −30%#E4084C

Darker −40%#B3063C

More saturated +25%#FF86AB

Less saturated −25%#EC99B3

Channel breakdown

R251

G138

B173

Red251 (98.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue341.42°

Saturation (HSL)93.39%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 8A · B AD

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Colour values

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