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#F291DA Color

#F291DA is rgb(242, 145, 218) in RGB, hsl(315, 79%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F291DA
HEX#F291DA
RGBrgb(242, 145, 218)
HSLhsl(315, 79%, 76%)
HSVhsv(315, 40%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.147 336.7)
LABlab(72.43% 44.87 -21.23)
LCHlch(72.43% 49.64 334.68)

What #F291DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F291DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#F291DA Channel Values

How #F291DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 242 · G 145 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 79% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 40% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 10% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F291DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F291DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F291DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F291DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F291DA.

How #F291DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F291DA
Protanopia#A7A7DA
Protanomaly#C99FDA
Deuteranopia#B9B9D8
Deuteranomaly#D2AAD9
Tritanopia#EB9D9D
Tritanomaly#EE98B8
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F291DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f291da: #F291DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F291DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f291da': '#F291DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.569, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_f291da">#F291DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#F291DA"

More Pink Colors

#F291DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F291DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F291DA?

#F291DA is a light pink — rgb(242, 145, 218) in RGB and hsl(315, 79%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Rose (#FBA0E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #F291DA?

#F291DA is rgb(242, 145, 218) — red 242, green 145, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F291DA?

#F291DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F291DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F291DA scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F291DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F291DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.27, which is visibly different.

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