Recognised as Colour

#FE538E

#FE538E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FE538E is a red with RGB values 254, 83, 142 and HSL 339°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FE538E#FE538E

HEX#FE538E

RGBrgb(254, 83, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.3255, 0.5569

RGB percentages99.6%, 32.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(339.3, 98.8%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 67.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 67.3%, 44.1%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,667,534

CSS custom property--colour: #FE538E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#01AC71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#787E8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A59F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3A6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16.5 Deep pink · ΔE 19.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6 Light coral · ΔE 30.4 Indian red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#53FEC3

Analogous#FE53E4, #FE6D53

Triadic#8EFE53, #538EFE

Split complementary#53FE6D, #53E4FE

Tetradic#E4FE53, #53FEC3, #6D53FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEBF2

Lighter +20%#FFB8D1

Lighter +10%#FE86AF

Darker −10%#FE206D

Darker −20%#EA0152

Darker −30%#B70140

Darker −40%#84012E

More saturated +25%#FF528E

Less saturated −25%#E86995

Channel breakdown

R254

G83

B142

Red254 (99.6%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue339.3°

Saturation (HSL)98.84%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 53 · B 8E

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