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Recognised as Colour

#FD8AAC

  • #FD8AAC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FD8AAC is a red with RGB values 253, 138, 172 and HSL 342°, 97%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FD8AAC#FD8AAC
HEX#FD8AAC
RGBrgb(253, 138, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.5412, 0.6745
RGB percentages99.2%, 54.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(342.3, 96.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.3, 45.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 32%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,616,108
CSS custom property--colour: #FD8AAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#027553

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA0ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B6A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6Light coral · ΔE 18.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.8Light pink · ΔE 22Pink · ΔE 26.3Indian red · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFDDB
Analogous#FD8AE6, #FDA18A
Triadic#ACFD8A, #8AACFD
Split complementary#8AFDA2, #8AE6FD
Tetradic#E6FD8A, #8AFDDB, #A28AFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFEEF3
Lighter +10%#FEBCD0
Darker −10%#FC5888
Darker −20%#FB2665
Darker −30%#EA0448
Darker −40%#B80339
More saturated +25%#FF88AB
Less saturated −25%#EE99B2

Channel breakdown

R253
G138
B172
Red253 (99.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue342.26°
Saturation (HSL)96.64%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 8A · B AC

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