Colour

#FD6C9C

#FD6C9C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FD6C9C is a red with RGB values 253, 108, 156 and HSL 340°, 97%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FD6C9C#FD6C9C

HEX#FD6C9C

RGBrgb(253, 108, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.4235, 0.6118

RGB percentages99.2%, 42.4%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(340.1, 97.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.1, 57.3%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 57.3%, 38.3%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,608,412

CSS custom property--colour: #FD6C9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#029363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868C9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA899no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 13.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.9 Light coral · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Deep pink · ΔE 27.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CFDCD

Analogous#FD6CE4, #FD846C

Triadic#9CFD6C, #6C9CFD

Split complementary#6CFD84, #6CE4FD

Tetradic#E5FD6C, #6CFDCD, #846CFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FED1E0

Lighter +10%#FE9EBE

Darker −10%#FC3A7A

Darker −20%#FC0758

Darker −30%#CD0346

Darker −40%#9B0235

More saturated +25%#FF6A9B

Less saturated −25%#EA7FA2

Channel breakdown

R253

G108

B156

Red253 (99.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue340.14°

Saturation (HSL)97.32%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G 6C · B 9C

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Colour values

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