Recognised as Colour

#FC5968

#FC5968
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#FC5968 is a red with RGB values 252, 89, 104 and HSL 354°, 96%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#FC5968#FC5968

HEX#FC5968

RGBrgb(252, 89, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.349, 0.4078

RGB percentages98.8%, 34.9%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(354.5, 96.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 64.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.7%, 58.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,537,960

CSS custom property--colour: #FC5968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1

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

Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#03A697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827D68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9F64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.5 Salmon · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 19.8 Tomato · ΔE 21 Light coral · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59FCED

Analogous#FC59BA, #FC9C59

Triadic#68FC59, #5968FC

Split complementary#59FC9C, #59BAFC

Tetradic#BAFC59, #59FCED, #9B59FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEFF1

Lighter +20%#FEBDC3

Lighter +10%#FD8B96

Darker −10%#FB273A

Darker −20%#EB0419

Darker −30%#B90314

Darker −40%#87020F

More saturated +25%#FF5666

Less saturated −25%#E76E79

Channel breakdown

R252

G89

B104

Red252 (98.8%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue354.48°

Saturation (HSL)96.45%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 59 · B 68

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FC5968 (chemical formula)

Formula
71,700.646 g/mol
5969 atoms

FC5968 has a molar mass of 71,700.646 g/mol, made up of 5969 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × F, 5968 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass71,700.646 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule5969

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.1906172 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram8.3990049 × 10^18

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%

C100%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.026%

Carbon (C × 5968)71,681.648 g/mol, 99.974%

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