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Recognised as Colour

#FF5E9F

  • #FF5E9F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF5E9F is a red with RGB values 255, 94, 159 and HSL 336°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF5E9F#FF5E9F
HEX#FF5E9F
RGBrgb(255, 94, 159)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.3686, 0.6235
RGB percentages100%, 36.9%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(335.8, 100%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 63.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 63.1%, 37.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,735,903
CSS custom property--colour: #FF5E9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#00A160

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B86A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A49Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 9.1Deep pink · ΔE 19.8Pale violetred · ΔE 21.2Medium violet red · ΔE 23Light coral · ΔE 32.2Indian red · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5EFFBE
Analogous#FF5EEF, #FF6E5E
Triadic#9FFF5E, #5E9FFF
Split complementary#5EFF6D, #5EF0FF
Tetradic#F0FF5E, #5EFFBE, #6E5EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF7FA
Lighter +20%#FFC4DC
Lighter +10%#FF91BD
Darker −10%#FF2B81
Darker −20%#F70064
Darker −30%#C4004F
Darker −40%#91003B
More saturated +25%#FF5E9F
Less saturated −25%#EB72A3

Channel breakdown

R255
G94
B159
Red255 (100%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue335.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 5E · B 9F

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