Recognised as Colour

#FC428C

#FC428C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Deep pink

#FC428C is a red with RGB values 252, 66, 140 and HSL 336°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#FC428C#FC428C

HEX#FC428C

RGBrgb(252, 66, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.2588, 0.549

RGB percentages98.8%, 25.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(336.1, 96.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 73.8%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 73.8%, 44.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,532,108

CSS custom property--colour: #FC428C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#03BD73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D768Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9A88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 13.5 Hot pink · ΔE 17.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.4 Crimson · ΔE 33.6 Indian red · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42FCB2

Analogous#FC42E9, #FC5542

Triadic#8CFC42, #428CFC

Split complementary#42FC55, #42E9FC

Tetradic#E9FC42, #42FCB2, #5542FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FED9E8

Lighter +20%#FEA6C9

Lighter +10%#FD74AB

Darker −10%#FB106D

Darker −20%#D50357

Darker −30%#A20342

Darker −40%#70022E

More saturated +25%#FF3F8B

Less saturated −25%#E45A91

Channel breakdown

R252

G66

B140

Red252 (98.8%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue336.13°

Saturation (HSL)96.88%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 42 · B 8C

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FC428C (chemical formula)

Formula
5,171.717 g/mol
430 atoms

FC428C has a molar mass of 5,171.717 g/mol, made up of 430 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 429 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass5,171.717 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule430

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule8.5878381 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram1.1644374 × 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

F0.4%

C99.6%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.367%

Carbon (C × 429)5,152.719 g/mol, 99.633%

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