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Recognised as Colour

#FF70AE

  • #FF70AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF70AE is a red with RGB values 255, 112, 174 and HSL 334°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF70AE#FF70AE
HEX#FF70AE
RGBrgb(255, 112, 174)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4392, 0.6824
RGB percentages100%, 43.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(334, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 56.1%, 31.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,740,526
CSS custom property--colour: #FF70AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#008F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8591B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACABABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 6.2Pale violetred · ΔE 17.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9Deep pink · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 29.3Light coral · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70FFC1
Analogous#FF70F6, #FF7970
Triadic#AEFF70, #70AEFF
Split complementary#70FF79, #70F6FF
Tetradic#F6FF70, #70FFC1, #7970FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD6E8
Lighter +10%#FFA3CB
Darker −10%#FF3D91
Darker −20%#FF0A74
Darker −30%#D6005D
Darker −40%#A30047
More saturated +25%#FF70AE
Less saturated −25%#ED82B0

Channel breakdown

R255
G112
B174
Red255 (100%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue333.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 70 · B AE

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