Colour

#FF74B9

#FF74B9
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FF74B9 is a red with RGB values 255, 116, 185 and HSL 330°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FF74B9#FF74B9

HEX#FF74B9

RGBrgb(255, 116, 185)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.7255

RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(330.2, 100%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 54.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 54.5%, 27.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,741,561

CSS custom property--colour: #FF74B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37254WCAG 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 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#008B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8695BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABADB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 4.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7 Violet · ΔE 26.6 Deep pink · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 4.69, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74FFBA

Analogous#FF74FF, #FF7474

Triadic#B9FF74, #74B9FF

Split complementary#74FF74, #74FFFF

Tetradic#FFFF74, #74FFBA, #7474FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDAEC

Lighter +10%#FFA7D3

Darker −10%#FF419F

Darker −20%#FF0E86

Darker −30%#DA006C

Darker −40%#A70053

More saturated +25%#FF74B9

Less saturated −25%#EE85B9

Channel breakdown

R255

G116

B185

Red255 (100%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue330.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B B9

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