Recognised as Colour

#FC578E

#FC578E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#FC578E is a red with RGB values 252, 87, 142 and HSL 340°, 96%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#FC578E#FC578E

HEX#FC578E

RGBrgb(252, 87, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.3412, 0.5569

RGB percentages98.8%, 34.1%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(340, 96.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 65.5%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 65.5%, 43.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,537,486

CSS custom property--colour: #FC578E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#03A871

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5A08Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF416Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 16.2 Deep pink · ΔE 21.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2 Light coral · ΔE 28.5 Indian red · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57FCC5

Analogous#FC57E1, #FC7357

Triadic#8EFC57, #578EFC

Split complementary#57FC72, #57E1FC

Tetradic#E1FC57, #57FCC5, #7357FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEDF3

Lighter +20%#FEBBD1

Lighter +10%#FD89B0

Darker −10%#FB256C

Darker −20%#E90450

Darker −30%#B7033F

Darker −40%#85022E

More saturated +25%#FF548D

Less saturated −25%#E76C95

Channel breakdown

R252

G87

B142

Red252 (98.8%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)96.49%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 57 · B 8E

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