Recognised as Colour

#FFBACB

#FFBACB
Red
Light
Nearest: Light pink

#FFBACB is a red with RGB values 255, 186, 203 and HSL 345°, 100%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#FFBACB#FFBACB

HEX#FFBACB

RGBrgb(255, 186, 203)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7294, 0.7961

RGB percentages100%, 72.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(345.2, 100%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 27.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 27.1%, 20.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,759,499

CSS custom property--colour: #FFBACB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#004534

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3C5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D3D1CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 3.9 Pink · ΔE 4 Thistle · ΔE 17.7 Misty rose · ΔE 21.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9 Plum · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 3.94, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFFEE

Analogous#FFBAEE, #FFCCBA

Triadic#CBFFBA, #BACBFF

Split complementary#BAFFCC, #BAEEFF

Tetradic#EEFFBA, #BAFFEE, #CBBAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFEDF1

Darker −10%#FF87A5

Darker −20%#FF547E

Darker −30%#FF2158

Darker −40%#ED003A

More saturated +25%#FFBACB

Less saturated −25%#F6C3CF

Channel breakdown

R255

G186

B203

Red255 (100%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue345.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G BA · B CB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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