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Recognised as Colour

#FE85AD

  • #FE85AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FE85AD is a red with RGB values 254, 133, 173 and HSL 340°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FE85AD#FE85AD
HEX#FE85AD
RGBrgb(254, 133, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.5216, 0.6784
RGB percentages99.6%, 52.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(340.2, 98.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.2, 47.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.6%, 31.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,680,365
CSS custom property--colour: #FE85AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#017A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#989DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B4AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.6Hot pink · ΔE 18.3Light coral · ΔE 21.2Light pink · ΔE 25.2Indian red · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85FED6
Analogous#FE85EA, #FE9985
Triadic#ADFE85, #85ADFE
Split complementary#85FE99, #85EAFE
Tetradic#EAFE85, #85FED6, #9985FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFEAF1
Lighter +10%#FEB8CF
Darker −10%#FE528B
Darker −20%#FD2069
Darker −30%#E8024E
Darker −40%#B6013D
More saturated +25%#FF84AD
Less saturated −25%#EF94B2

Channel breakdown

R254
G133
B173
Red254 (99.6%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue340.17°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 85 · B AD

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