Colour

#FF849F

#FF849F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF849F is a red with RGB values 255, 132, 159 and HSL 347°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF849F#FF849F

HEX#FF849F

RGBrgb(255, 132, 159)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5176, 0.6235

RGB percentages100%, 51.8%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(346.8, 100%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 48.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 48.2%, 37.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,631

CSS custom property--colour: #FF849F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#007B60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A9CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9B39Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF788Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.1 Light coral · ΔE 14.3 Salmon · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 22.4 Hot pink · ΔE 23.7 Light pink · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#84FFE4

Analogous#FF84DD, #FFA684

Triadic#9FFF84, #849FFF

Split complementary#84FFA6, #84DDFF

Tetradic#DDFF84, #84FFE4, #A684FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFEAEF

Lighter +10%#FFB7C7

Darker −10%#FF5177

Darker −20%#FF1E4F

Darker −30%#EA0033

Darker −40%#B70028

More saturated +25%#FF849F

Less saturated −25%#F093A8

Channel breakdown

R255

G132

B159

Red255 (100%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue346.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 84 · B 9F

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