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Colour

#FF79A8

  • #FF79A8
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF79A8 is a red with RGB values 255, 121, 168 and HSL 339°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF79A8#FF79A8
HEX#FF79A8
RGBrgb(255, 121, 168)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4745, 0.6588
RGB percentages100%, 47.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(339, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 34.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,742,824
CSS custom property--colour: #FF79A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37762WCAG 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 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#008657

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F96A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AFA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6E8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.5Hot pink · ΔE 13.6Light coral · ΔE 23.7Indian red · ΔE 28.8Light pink · ΔE 31.1Salmon · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79FFD0
Analogous#FF79EB, #FF8D79
Triadic#A8FF79, #79A8FF
Split complementary#79FF8D, #79EBFF
Tetradic#EBFF79, #79FFD0, #8D79FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFDFEA
Lighter +10%#FFACC9
Darker −10%#FF4687
Darker −20%#FF1366
Darker −30%#DF004E
Darker −40%#AC003C
More saturated +25%#FF79A8
Less saturated −25%#EE8AAD

Channel breakdown

R255
G121
B168
Red255 (100%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue338.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 79 · B A8

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