Colour

#FFB4BD

#FFB4BD
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB4BD is a red with RGB values 255, 180, 189 and HSL 353°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB4BD#FFB4BD

HEX#FFB4BD

RGBrgb(255, 180, 189)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7059, 0.7412

RGB percentages100%, 70.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(352.8, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 29.4%, 25.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,757,949

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB4BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#004B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0BFBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2CDBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFAEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 1.6 Pink · ΔE 6.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Thistle · ΔE 21.8 Misty rose · ΔE 23.2 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 1.55, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B4FFF6

Analogous#FFB4E3, #FFD1B4

Triadic#BDFFB4, #B4BDFF

Split complementary#B4FFD1, #B4E3FF

Tetradic#E3FFB4, #B4FFF6, #D0B4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFE7EA

Darker −10%#FF8190

Darker −20%#FF4E63

Darker −30%#FF1B36

Darker −40%#E7001C

More saturated +25%#FFB4BD

Less saturated −25%#F6BDC4

Channel breakdown

R255

G180

B189

Red255 (100%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue352.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B4 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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