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Recognised as Colour

#FF88AD

  • #FF88AD
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF88AD is a red with RGB values 255, 136, 173 and HSL 341°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#FF88AD#FF88AD
HEX#FF88AD
RGBrgb(255, 136, 173)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5333, 0.6784
RGB percentages100%, 53.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(341.3, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 46.7%, 32.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,746,669
CSS custom property--colour: #FF88AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#007752

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9BA0AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B6AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#88FFDA
Analogous#FF88E8, #FF9E88
Triadic#ADFF88, #88ADFF
Split complementary#88FF9E, #88E9FF
Tetradic#E9FF88, #88FFDA, #9F88FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFEEF3
Lighter +10%#FFBBD0
Darker −10%#FF558A
Darker −20%#FF2267
Darker −30%#EE004A
Darker −40%#BB003A
More saturated +25%#FF88AD
Less saturated −25%#F097B3

Channel breakdown

R255
G136
B173
Red255 (100%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue341.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 88 · B AD

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