Recognised as Colour
#FF497D
- #FF497D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Deep pink
#FF497D is a red with RGB values 255, 73, 125 and HSL 343°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.
Colour values
#FF497D#FF497D
HEX#FF497D
RGBrgb(255, 73, 125)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.2863, 0.4902
RGB percentages100%, 28.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(342.9, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 71.4%, 51%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,730,493
CSS custom property--colour: #FF497D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#00B682
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49FFCB
Analogous#FF49D8, #FF7049
Triadic#7DFF49, #497DFF
Split complementary#49FF70, #49D8FF
Tetradic#D8FF49, #49FFCB, #7049FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G73
B125
Red255 (100%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 49 · B 7D
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