Recognised as Colour

#FC2C68

#FC2C68
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC2C68 is a red with RGB values 252, 44, 104 and HSL 343°, 97%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FC2C68#FC2C68

HEX#FC2C68

RGBrgb(252, 44, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.1725, 0.4078

RGB percentages98.8%, 17.3%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(342.7, 97.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.7, 82.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 82.5%, 58.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,526,440

CSS custom property--colour: #FC2C68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#03D397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6A69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 79.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9463no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 80.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.7 Deep pink · ΔE 26.2 Indian red · ΔE 32.3 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3 Tomato · ΔE 33.7 Hot pink · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CFCC0

Analogous#FC2CD0, #FC582C

Triadic#68FC2C, #2C68FC

Split complementary#2CFC58, #2CD0FC

Tetradic#D0FC2C, #2CFCC0, #582CFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5F8

Lighter +30%#FEC3D4

Lighter +20%#FD91B0

Lighter +10%#FD5E8C

Darker −10%#F20348

Darker −20%#BF0339

Darker −30%#8D022A

Darker −40%#5B011B

More saturated +25%#FF2967

Less saturated −25%#E14773

Channel breakdown

R252

G44

B104

Red252 (98.8%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue342.69°

Saturation (HSL)97.2%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 2C · B 68

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FC2C68 (chemical formula)

Formula
859.768 g/mol
71 atoms

FC2C68 has a molar mass of 859.768 g/mol, made up of 71 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 70 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass859.768 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule71

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.4276784 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.0043788 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F2.2%

C97.8%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 2.21%

Carbon (C × 70)840.77 g/mol, 97.79%

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