Colour

#FF759E

#FF759E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF759E is a red with RGB values 255, 117, 158 and HSL 342°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF759E#FF759E

HEX#FF759E

RGBrgb(255, 117, 158)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4588, 0.6196

RGB percentages100%, 45.9%, 62%

HSLhsl(342.2, 100%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.2, 54.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,741,790

CSS custom property--colour: #FF759E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.1 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#959595

Inverted#008A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E929Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2AD9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6884no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 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

Pale violetred · ΔE 13 Hot pink · ΔE 16.6 Light coral · ΔE 20.7 Indian red · ΔE 25.4 Salmon · ΔE 27.6 Deep pink · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75FFD6

Analogous#FF75E3, #FF9175

Triadic#9EFF75, #759EFF

Split complementary#75FF91, #75E3FF

Tetradic#E3FF75, #75FFD6, #9175FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFDBE6

Lighter +10%#FFA8C2

Darker −10%#FF427A

Darker −20%#FF0F56

Darker −30%#DB0041

Darker −40%#A80032

More saturated +25%#FF759E

Less saturated −25%#EE86A5

Channel breakdown

R255

G117

B158

Red255 (100%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue342.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 75 · B 9E

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