Recognised as Colour

#FD9EC9

#FD9EC9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#FD9EC9 is a red with RGB values 253, 158, 201 and HSL 333°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#FD9EC9#FD9EC9

HEX#FD9EC9

RGBrgb(253, 158, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6196, 0.7882

RGB percentages99.2%, 62%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(332.8, 96%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 37.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK0%, 37.5%, 20.6%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,621,257

CSS custom property--colour: #FD9EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#026136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8B1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC1C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9BADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.6 Light pink · ΔE 18.5 Pink · ΔE 21.2 Hot pink · ΔE 25.8 Thistle · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EFDD2

Analogous#FD9EF8, #FDA39E

Triadic#C9FD9E, #9EC9FD

Split complementary#9EFDA3, #9EF8FD

Tetradic#F8FD9E, #9EFDD2, #A39EFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FED0E5

Darker −10%#FC6CAD

Darker −20%#FB3A91

Darker −30%#FA0876

Darker −40%#CB045E

More saturated +25%#FF9CC9

Less saturated −25%#F1AACA

Channel breakdown

R253

G158

B201

Red253 (99.2%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue332.84°

Saturation (HSL)95.96%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FD · G 9E · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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