Colour

#FF72A5

#FF72A5
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF72A5 is a red with RGB values 255, 114, 165 and HSL 338°, 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

#FF72A5#FF72A5

HEX#FF72A5

RGBrgb(255, 114, 165)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.6471

RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(338.3, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 55.3%, 35.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,741,029

CSS custom property--colour: #FF72A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#008D5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A91A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFACA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 11.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3 Light coral · ΔE 25.5 Deep pink · ΔE 28.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 29 Indian red · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#72FFCC

Analogous#FF72EB, #FF8672

Triadic#A5FF72, #72A5FF

Split complementary#72FF85, #72EBFF

Tetradic#EBFF72, #72FFCC, #8672FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFD8E6

Lighter +10%#FFA5C6

Darker −10%#FF3F84

Darker −20%#FF0C64

Darker −30%#D8004E

Darker −40%#A5003C

More saturated +25%#FF72A5

Less saturated −25%#ED84AA

Channel breakdown

R255

G114

B165

Red255 (100%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue338.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B A5

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