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Recognised as Colour

#FF72B0

  • #FF72B0
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Hot pink

#FF72B0 is a red with RGB values 255, 114, 176 and HSL 334°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF72B0#FF72B0
HEX#FF72B0
RGBrgb(255, 114, 176)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.6902
RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 69%
HSLhsl(333.6, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.6, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 31%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,040
CSS custom property--colour: #FF72B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#008D4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8793B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACACADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#FF698Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 6.3Pale violetred · ΔE 17Medium violet red · ΔE 26.3Deep pink · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 28.7Violet · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72FFC1
Analogous#FF72F6, #FF7B72
Triadic#B0FF72, #72B0FF
Split complementary#72FF7B, #72F6FF
Tetradic#F6FF72, #72FFC1, #7B72FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD8E9
Lighter +10%#FFA5CD
Darker −10%#FF3F93
Darker −20%#FF0C77
Darker −30%#D8005F
Darker −40%#A50049
More saturated +25%#FF72B0
Less saturated −25%#ED84B2

Channel breakdown

R255
G114
B176
Red255 (100%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue333.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B B0

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