Colour

#FFC9CA

#FFC9CA
Red
Light
Nearest: Pink

#FFC9CA is a red with RGB values 255, 201, 202 and HSL 359°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pink.

Colour values

#FFC9CA#FFC9CA

HEX#FFC9CA

RGBrgb(255, 201, 202)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.7882, 0.7922

RGB percentages100%, 78.8%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(358.9, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 21.2%, 20.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,763,338

CSS custom property--colour: #FFC9CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#003635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2D0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDAC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pink · ΔE 6.4 Light pink · ΔE 10 Misty rose · ΔE 12.8 Thistle · ΔE 18.1 Peach puff · ΔE 18.4 Lavender blush · ΔE 18.5

Nearest named CSS colourPink (#FFC0CB)ΔE 6.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9FFFE

Analogous#FFC9E5, #FFE3C9

Triadic#CAFFC9, #C9CAFF

Split complementary#C9FFE3, #C9E5FF

Tetradic#E5FFC9, #C9FFFE, #E3C9FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFCFC

Darker −10%#FF9698

Darker −20%#FF6366

Darker −30%#FF3034

Darker −40%#FC0005

More saturated +25%#FFC9CA

Less saturated −25%#F8D0D1

Channel breakdown

R255

G201

B202

Red255 (100%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue358.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness89.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G C9 · B CA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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