Colour

#FFB7BD

#FFB7BD
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFB7BD is a red with RGB values 255, 183, 189 and HSL 355°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFB7BD#FFB7BD

HEX#FFB7BD

RGBrgb(255, 183, 189)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7176, 0.7412

RGB percentages100%, 71.8%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(355, 100%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355, 28.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 28.2%, 25.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,758,717

CSS custom property--colour: #FFB7BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#004842

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C2BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4CFBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB1B9no 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 text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 2.6 Pink · ΔE 5.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.2 Thistle · ΔE 21.5 Misty rose · ΔE 21.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 2.58, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7FFF9

Analogous#FFB7E1, #FFD5B7

Triadic#BDFFB7, #B7BDFF

Split complementary#B7FFD5, #B7E1FF

Tetradic#E1FFB7, #B7FFF9, #D5B7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFEAEC

Darker −10%#FF848E

Darker −20%#FF5160

Darker −30%#FF1E31

Darker −40%#EA0013

More saturated +25%#FFB7BD

Less saturated −25%#F6C0C4

Channel breakdown

R255

G183

B189

Red255 (100%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue355°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G B7 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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