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Colour

#FFAEAF

  • #FFAEAF
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light pink

#FFAEAF is a red with RGB values 255, 174, 175 and HSL 359°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFAEAF#FFAEAF
HEX#FFAEAF
RGBrgb(255, 174, 175)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6824, 0.6863
RGB percentages100%, 68.2%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(359.3, 100%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 31.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 31.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,756,399
CSS custom property--colour: #FFAEAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#005150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDBAAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C9AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA6AFno 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 text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 7.1Pink · ΔE 11.1Dark salmon · ΔE 18.5Light coral · ΔE 19.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.5Light salmon · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEFFFE
Analogous#FFAED8, #FFD6AE
Triadic#AFFFAE, #AEAFFF
Split complementary#AEFFD5, #AED8FF
Tetradic#D8FFAE, #AEFFFE, #D6AEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFE1E1
Darker −10%#FF7B7D
Darker −20%#FF484A
Darker −30%#FF1518
Darker −40%#E10003
More saturated +25%#FFAEAF
Less saturated −25%#F5B8B9

Channel breakdown

R255
G174
B175
Red255 (100%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue359.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G AE · B AF

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