Colour

#FF7C9E

#FF7C9E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF7C9E is a red with RGB values 255, 124, 158 and HSL 344°, 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

#FF7C9E#FF7C9E

HEX#FF7C9E

RGBrgb(255, 124, 158)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4863, 0.6196

RGB percentages100%, 48.6%, 62%

HSLhsl(344.4, 100%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.4, 51.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 51.4%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,743,582

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7C9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#008361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94969Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B09Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.9 Light coral · ΔE 17.4 Hot pink · ΔE 20 Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Salmon · ΔE 24.7 Light pink · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7CFFDD

Analogous#FF7CE0, #FF9B7C

Triadic#9EFF7C, #7C9EFF

Split complementary#7CFF9B, #7CE0FF

Tetradic#E0FF7C, #7CFFDD, #9B7CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFE2EA

Lighter +10%#FFAFC4

Darker −10%#FF4978

Darker −20%#FF1652

Darker −30%#E2003B

Darker −40%#AF002D

More saturated +25%#FF7C9E

Less saturated −25%#EF8CA6

Channel breakdown

R255

G124

B158

Red255 (100%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue344.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 7C · B 9E

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