Colour
#FF72C0
- #FF72C0
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Hot pink
#FF72C0 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 114, 192 and HSL 327°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.
Colour values
#FF72C0#FF72C0
HEX#FF72C0
RGBrgb(255, 114, 192)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4471, 0.7529
RGB percentages100%, 44.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(326.8, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.8, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 24.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,056
CSS custom property--colour: #FF72C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#008D3F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#72FFB1
Analogous#F772FF, #FF7279
Triadic#C0FF72, #72C0FF
Split complementary#79FF72, #72FFF8
Tetradic#FFF872, #72FFB1, #7279FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G114
B192
Red255 (100%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue326.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 72 · B C0
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