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Colour

#FFAAAD

  • #FFAAAD
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFAAAD is a red with RGB values 255, 170, 173 and HSL 358°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFAAAD#FFAAAD
HEX#FFAAAD
RGBrgb(255, 170, 173)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6667, 0.6784
RGB percentages100%, 66.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(357.9, 100%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 33.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 32.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,755,373
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAAAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#005552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAB7ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEC7ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 7.9Pink · ΔE 12.3Light coral · ΔE 18.2Dark salmon · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21Light salmon · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAFFFC
Analogous#FFAAD7, #FFD1AA
Triadic#ADFFAA, #AAADFF
Split complementary#AAFFD1, #AAD8FF
Tetradic#D7FFAA, #AAFFFC, #D2AAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFDDDE
Darker −10%#FF777C
Darker −20%#FF444B
Darker −30%#FF1119
Darker −40%#DD0008
More saturated +25%#FFAAAD
Less saturated −25%#F4B5B7

Channel breakdown

R255
G170
B173
Red255 (100%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue357.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AA · B AD

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