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Recognised as Colour

#FE8FAE

  • #FE8FAE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FE8FAE is a red with RGB values 254, 143, 174 and HSL 343°, 98%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FE8FAE#FE8FAE
HEX#FE8FAE
RGBrgb(254, 143, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.5608, 0.6824
RGB percentages99.6%, 56.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(343.2, 98.2%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 43.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 31.5%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,682,926
CSS custom property--colour: #FE8FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#017051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A4AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB9ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF879Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.7Light coral · ΔE 18.3Light pink · ΔE 19.7Hot pink · ΔE 24Pink · ΔE 24.1Salmon · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FFEDF
Analogous#FE8FE6, #FEA78F
Triadic#AEFE8F, #8FAEFE
Split complementary#8FFEA7, #8FE6FE
Tetradic#E6FE8F, #8FFEDF, #A78FFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF4F7
Lighter +10%#FEC2D3
Darker −10%#FE5C89
Darker −20%#FD2A65
Darker −30%#F20245
Darker −40%#BF0237
More saturated +25%#FF8EAE
Less saturated −25%#F09DB4

Channel breakdown

R254
G143
B174
Red254 (99.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue343.24°
Saturation (HSL)98.23%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 8F · B AE

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