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Recognised as Colour

#FC196A

  • #FC196A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#FC196A is a red with RGB values 252, 25, 106 and HSL 339°, 97%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FC196A#FC196A
HEX#FC196A
RGBrgb(252, 25, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.098, 0.4157
RGB percentages98.8%, 9.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(338.6, 97.4%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 90.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 90.1%, 57.9%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,521,578
CSS custom property--colour: #FC196A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#03E695

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#65666Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 82.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9264no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 84.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#19FCAB
Analogous#FC19DB, #FC3A19
Triadic#6AFC19, #196AFC
Split complementary#19FC3A, #19DBFC
Tetradic#DCFC19, #19FCAB, #3A19FC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFE2EC
Lighter +30%#FEB0CC
Lighter +20%#FD7EAB
Lighter +10%#FD4B8B
Darker −10%#DF0351
Darker −20%#AD023F
Darker −30%#7A022D
Darker −40%#48011A
More saturated +25%#FF1669
Less saturated −25%#DF3672

Channel breakdown

R252
G25
B106
Red252 (98.8%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue338.59°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 19 · B 6A

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