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Recognised as Colour

#FE9EAD

  • #FE9EAD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FE9EAD is a red with RGB values 254, 158, 173 and HSL 351°, 98%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FE9EAD#FE9EAD
HEX#FE9EAD
RGBrgb(254, 158, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.6196, 0.6784
RGB percentages99.6%, 62%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(350.6, 98%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.6, 37.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 31.9%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,686,765
CSS custom property--colour: #FE9EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#016152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEAEADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C0ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF95A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 11.4Light coral · ΔE 16Pink · ΔE 16.3Pale violetred · ΔE 18.1Dark salmon · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EFEEF
Analogous#FE9EDD, #FEBF9E
Triadic#ADFE9E, #9EADFE
Split complementary#9EFEBF, #9EDDFE
Tetradic#DDFE9E, #9EFEEF, #BF9EFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFD0D8
Darker −10%#FD6C82
Darker −20%#FD3958
Darker −30%#FC072D
Darker −40%#CE0222
More saturated +25%#FF9DAC
Less saturated −25%#F2AAB5

Channel breakdown

R254
G158
B173
Red254 (99.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue350.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 9E · B AD

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