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Recognised as Colour

#FF8AA4

  • #FF8AA4
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#FF8AA4 is a red with RGB values 255, 138, 164 and HSL 347°, 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

#FF8AA4#FF8AA4
HEX#FF8AA4
RGBrgb(255, 138, 164)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5412, 0.6431
RGB percentages100%, 54.1%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(346.7, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 45.9%, 35.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,747,172
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#00755B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA0A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB6A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7F93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.1Light coral · ΔE 14.6Light pink · ΔE 21.5Salmon · ΔE 23.1Indian red · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AFFE5
Analogous#FF8ADF, #FFAA8A
Triadic#A4FF8A, #8AA4FF
Split complementary#8AFFAA, #8ADFFF
Tetradic#DFFF8A, #8AFFE5, #AA8AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFF0F3
Lighter +10%#FFBDCC
Darker −10%#FF577C
Darker −20%#FF2455
Darker −30%#F00035
Darker −40%#BD002A
More saturated +25%#FF8AA4
Less saturated −25%#F099AC

Channel breakdown

R255
G138
B164
Red255 (100%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8A · B A4

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